Turf aerator

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Description

This application is being filed contemporaneously with application for U.S. Letters Patent Ser. No. 10/604,088, entitled Turf Aerator with Unibody Construction and Reciprocating Tines, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a turf aerator embodying my design, with the engine, wheels, cylindrical tines and other details of construction being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the turf aerator illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the turf aerator illustrated in FIGS. 1-2;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the turf aerator illustrated in FIGS. 1-3; and,

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the turf aerator illustrated in FIGS. 1-4.

Claims

The ornamental design for a turf aerator, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D309310 July 17, 1990 Fushiya et al.
D332270 January 5, 1993 Hefty
D365570 December 26, 1995 Danford
D382884 August 26, 1997 Redman
5680903 October 28, 1997 Oliver
Other references
  • Parts list for 22″ Compact Turf Aerator available as Model Nos. PL400B and PL400H from Rock Solid ™, a division of Industrial Machine Specialties, Inc. (first published Nov. 2001).
  • Manual for 22″ Compact Turf Aerator available as Model Nos. PL400B and PL400H from Rock Solid™, a division of Industrial Machine Specialties, Inc. (first published Apr. 2001).
  • Brochure, including insert, entitled “PLUGR ™” and distributed by Rock Solid ™, a division of Industrial Machine Specialties, Inc. (first published 1999).
  • Brochure entitled “PLUGR ™, Plugr Aerates Circles Around the Competition” and distributed by Rock Solid™, a division of Industrial Machine Specialties, Inc. (first published 2000).
Patent History
Patent number: D510364
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 25, 2003
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 2005
Assignee: Industrial Machine Specialties, Inc. (Lincoln, NE)
Inventor: Elmer A. Wessel (Lincoln, NE)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Attorney: Hovey Williams LLP
Application Number: 29/185,287
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Powered (D15/12)