Three-way junction box for recreational equipment

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a three-way junction box for recreational equipment showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a frontal view of the three-way junction box for recreational equipment shown in FIG. 1, the undisclosed right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the three-way junction box for recreational equipment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the three-way junction box for recreational equipment shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the three-way junction box for recreational equipment shown in FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D389550
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 30, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 20, 1998
Assignee: Rotomolded Technical Solutions, Inc. (Conover, NC)
Inventor: Barry C. Williams (Statesville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Law Firm: Oldham & Oldham Co., L.P.A.
Application Number: 0/57,698
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/240
International Classification: 2103;