Multifaceted product tank

- Deere & Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a is a perspective view of a multifaceted product tank showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side profile thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposite side profile thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a multifaceted product tank according to an alternate embodiment of our new design without an opening at the top and whose other views are identical to those shown in FIGS. 1-5 and 7.

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Other references
  • Deere & Co., John Deere Parts Catalog PC2348 for 787 Air Seeding System, 2 pages- 8-9 dated Oct. 24, 1994, published in the U.S.A. Brochure--Product Showcase, Flexicoil, pp. 1 and 2, date unknown. Brochure--820 Tillage Unit, Flexicoil, 6 pages, date unknown but prior to Nov. 18, 1994. Brochure--Air System 2400, Concord, 2 pages, date unknown but prior to Sep. 30, 1993. Brochure--Century Sprayers, Century, 4 pages, date unknown but prior to Sep. 29, 1993. Brochure--7000 Series Air Seeder Tank, 4 pages, Morris Industries Ltd., dated Jun. 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D427206
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 1998
Date of Patent: Jun 27, 2000
Assignee: Deere & Company (Moline, IL)
Inventors: Lee Alan Johnson (Coal Valley, IL), Ronald Lee Pratt (Taylor Ridge, IL)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Application Number: 0/92,498
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D15/28)
International Classification: 1503;