Frost free plant box

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the frost free plant box showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D177671 May 1956 Hammond
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Foreign Patent Documents
0039115 November 1981 EPX
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Other references
  • Marketing brochure distributed by American Inventors Corporation during May 1991 for a "frost free plant box". Packaging Publication, 1959, p. 207, item 680.
Patent History
Patent number: D406234
Type: Grant
Filed: May 5, 1994
Date of Patent: Mar 2, 1999
Inventors: Eugene A. Metter (St. Ann, MO), Roberta L. Metter (St. Ann, MO)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Application Number: 0/22,501
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9432
International Classification: 0907;