Line caddy

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a line caddy showing the new design with the broken line showing of a fragmented cord being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the line caddy;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the line caddy;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the line caddy;

FIG. 5 is a back view of the line caddy;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the line caddy; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the line caddy.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D260073 August 4, 1981 Wells
662774 November 1900 Davis
2915259 December 1959 Force
2979576 April 1961 Huber
4114736 September 19, 1978 Scherenberg
4846090 July 11, 1989 Palmquist
4946010 August 7, 1990 DiBono
4969610 November 13, 1990 Taylor et al.
Other references
  • Thorsens Catalog, p. 12, retracting clothesline reel circled at top right corner of page, Feb. 1959.
Patent History
Patent number: D389727
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 27, 1998
Inventors: George E. Austin (Tacoma, WA), James R. Dougal (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Law Firm: Christensen, O'Connor, Johnson & Kindness PLLC
Application Number: 0/59,386
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8358
International Classification: 0805;