Bedstead

Description

FIG. 1 is a left front perspective view of a bedstead showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view, the opposite side being a mirror image of the side shown; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the footboard of the bedstead.

The bottom and rear views are not shown and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D24302 May 1895 Wiessner
D29284 August 1898 Peters
D29552 October 1898 Kimball
D30017 January 1899 Wiessner
D86064 January 1932 Squires
D225491 December 1972 Keller
D340147 October 12, 1993 Black
D355543 February 21, 1995 Schroeder
D368601 April 9, 1996 Cain
D370793 June 18, 1996 Keller
D372600 August 13, 1996 Paus
D373486 September 10, 1996 Keller et al.
D376490 December 17, 1996 Paus
Other references
  • Thomasville Furniture Terrace Garden brochure, p. 6, Canopy Bed, No. 25415-505, Oct. 1993. Thomasville Furniture Stone Terrace brochure, p. 4, Canopy Bed, No. 26515, believed to be prior art. Furniture Today, Apr. 18, 1994. Furniture Today, Sep. 9, 1996, p. 57. Furniture Today, Oct. 23, 1995, p. 150. House Beautiful, May 1985, p. 67. Capferrett, France, Grand Hotel floor, Vitruvian wave, circa pre-1980. The Book of Carved Wood Decoration, p. 78, Klise Manufacturing Company, 1987, D-1728. Thomasville Furniture Terrace Garden brochure, p. 33, Sleigh Bed No. 25415-575. Woodward and Lothrop Directions, bed #C at bottom. Woodward and Lothrop Directions, Spring 1993, back cover, bed.
Patent History
Patent number: D390375
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 10, 1998
Assignee: Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. (Thomasville, NC)
Inventors: Guy A. Walters, III (High Point, NC), Charles C. Cain (High Point, NC)
Primary Examiner: Janice E. Seeger
Law Firm: Rhodes, Coats & Bennett, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/63,137
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6393
International Classification: 0601;