Home plate

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Description

The present application is also related to U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 11/129,826, filed May 16, 2005, entitled Method for Using a Home Plate Tape Measure, now abandoned.

FIG. 1 is a back top perspective view of a third embodiment of the home plate showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a front bottom perspective view of the home plate of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the home plate of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the home plate of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only, and do not form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a home plate, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D534232
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 5, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2006
Inventor: William J. Rathbun (Fuquay-Varina, NC)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Attorney: Withrow & Terranova, PLLC
Application Number: 29/262,560
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Baseball (D21/780)