Bicycle seat post

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a bicycle seat post showing my new design with broken lines being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of a bicycle seat post with broken lines being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the second embodiment ;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of the second embodiment; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the second embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D407998
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 19, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 13, 1999
Assignee: L. H. Thomson Corporation, Inc. (Macon, GA)
Inventor: Loronzo H. Thomson (Warner Robins, GA)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
Application Number: 0/83,895
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Saddle Post Or Support (17) (D12/119)
International Classification: 1211;