Protective bumper and sheet member with a plurality of protective bumpers

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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a first embodiment of a protective bumper and sheet member with a plurality of protective bumpers showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an isometric view of a second embodiment of a protective bumper and sheet member with a plurality of protective bumpers showing my new design;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a right elevational view thereof.

The rear, left, and right elevational views of the first embodiment are identical to the front elevational view. The rear elevational view of the second embodiment is identical to the front elevational view, and the left elevational view is identical to the right elevational view. In FIGS. 5-9, the cut-away line around the periphery indicates the periphery is indefinite and forms no part of the claimed invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D419862
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 2000
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventor: Michael S. Berger (White Bear Lake, MN)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Attorney: James J. Trussell
Application Number: 0/92,506
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8402; Symmetrical Pattern Or Pattern Unit (25) (D25/157)
International Classification: 0809;