Base for a car seat

Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a base for a car seat showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top left front perspective view of a base for a car seat showing our new design, and showing, in phantom, a car seat which may be placed into said base for a car seat.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D417568
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 3, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 14, 1999
Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc. (Elverson, PA)
Inventor: Robert T. Pike (West Lawn, PA)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Assistant Examiner: Mimosa De
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/91,626
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6500; D6/333
International Classification: 0606;