Pier system
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pier system according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the pier system shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the pier system shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a rear end view of the pier system shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from a water front end;
FIG. 5 is a front end view of the pier system shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from a ground end; and,
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the pier system shown in FIG. 1.
The posts and gangway have been fragmented for convenience of illustration.
Claims
The ornamental design of a pier system, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D497005
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 3, 2003
Date of Patent: Oct 5, 2004
Inventor: James D. Zimmerlee (Oregon, WI)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Sonali S. Srivastava
Application Number: 29/191,257
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 3, 2003
Date of Patent: Oct 5, 2004
Inventor: James D. Zimmerlee (Oregon, WI)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Sonali S. Srivastava
Application Number: 29/191,257
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