Sled

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a sled showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D419918
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 11, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 2000
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Vincent L. Haley (Orrville, OH), Kevin Rausch (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/96,352
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Toboggan Or Skimming Type (D12/11)
International Classification: 1214;