Animal crate

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the animal crate of the invention;

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

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top, plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D427730
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 19, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 4, 2000
Inventors: E. Michael Powers (Menasha, WI), Trygve M. Pederson (Plymouth, MN), Chester Beavers (Plymouth, MN), W. Robert Worrell (Hopkins, MN), William Johnson (East Inver Grove Heights, MN), Thomas A. Tedham (Eden Prairie, MN)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Law Firm: Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Application Number: 0/83,872
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Wire, Bar, Or Perforate Type (2) (D30/114)
International Classification: 3002;