Buoyant support

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a buoyant support of a first embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front, elevational view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a buoyant support illustrating a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The front and side elevational views of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6 are like FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively.

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Patent History
Patent number: D390092
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 3, 1998
Assignee: Lowrance Electronics, Inc. (Tulsa, OK)
Inventors: Jon David Currier (Oklahoma City, OK), Kenton Sterling Jopling (Tulsa, OK)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Law Firm: The Bell Seltzer Intellectual Property Group of Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 0/61,757
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8356
International Classification: 0805;