Windshield crack spreader bar

- TCG International Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a windshield crack spreader bar showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view thereof, an opposite end being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, an opposite side being identical thereto.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D332380 January 12, 1993 Campfield, Jr.
D336227 June 8, 1993 Campfield, Jr.
D337929 August 3, 1993 Campfield, Jr.
D350684 September 20, 1994 Campfield
5425827 June 20, 1995 Campfield
5429692 July 4, 1995 Campfield
B15116441 November 1993 Campfield, Jr.
Other references
  • Liquid Resins International, Ltd. Catalog, 21 pages, dated Apr. 1, 1992. The Glass Mechanix.RTM. brochure entitled "A Clear Path to Your Future Success," 8 pages, undated. Photographs of a Novus crack spreader bar, undated.
Patent History
Patent number: D398495
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 1998
Assignee: TCG International Inc. (Burnaby)
Inventor: Jonathan P. Thomas (Maple Lake, MN)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/60,616
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/51
International Classification: 0805;