Personal watercraft trailer

- Featherlite Mfg., Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a personal watercraft trailer showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D390814
Type: Grant
Filed: May 15, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 1998
Assignee: Featherlite Mfg., Inc. (Cresco, IA)
Inventor: Kevin M. Weinacht (Cresco, IA)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/54,556
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Trailer Or Trailer Body (D12/101)
International Classification: 1210;