Climb and slide apparatus

- The Little Tikes Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a climb and slide apparatus showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan.

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Patent History
Patent number: D418895
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 1998
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 2000
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventor: James A. Ruggiero (Twinsburg, OH)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/91,873
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Slide Type (D21/818); D26/826
International Classification: 2103;