Handle for physical assistance devices

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a handle for physical assistance devices in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a handle for physical assistance devices;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a handle for physical assistance devices;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of a handle for physical assistance devices, the left side being a mirror image of the right side;

FIG. 5 is a top view of a handle for physical assistance devices; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of a handle for physical assistance devices.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a handle for physical assistance devices, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1307058 June 1919 McGrath
2244869 June 1941 Everest et al.
D142549 October 1945 Fink
D187450 March 1960 Maxwell
D187842 May 1960 Jeys
3133551 May 1964 Murcott
3157187 November 1964 Murcott
3165314 January 1965 Clearman et al.
3273575 September 1966 Aldrich
3350095 October 1967 Clasen
D218602 September 1970 Malasky
D229728 December 1973 Thomas
D230531 February 1974 Thomas
3884327 May 1975 Zigman
4044784 August 30, 1977 Smith
4046374 September 6, 1977 Breyley
4062372 December 13, 1977 Slusher
4091828 May 30, 1978 Jorgensen
4106521 August 15, 1978 Thomas
4135535 January 23, 1979 Thomas
4258735 March 31, 1981 Meade
4274430 June 23, 1981 Schaaf et al.
4341381 July 27, 1982 Norberg
4342465 August 3, 1982 Stillings
D272677 February 21, 1984 Bove et al.
4550802 November 5, 1985 Roper
4559962 December 24, 1985 Marchiano
4561652 December 31, 1985 Wilkinson
4601302 July 22, 1986 Breen et al.
D290186 June 9, 1987 Meunchen
D295694 May 17, 1988 Mace
4787405 November 29, 1988 Karwoski
4796648 January 10, 1989 Goulter
4834127 May 30, 1989 Van Sice
4844199 July 4, 1989 Nimz
4962781 October 16, 1990 Kanbar
4974871 December 4, 1990 Mao
4993446 February 19, 1991 Yarbrough
4997001 March 5, 1991 DiCarlo
5025820 June 25, 1991 Gamper
5056545 October 15, 1991 Spaeth
5090434 February 25, 1992 Hagan
D324946 March 31, 1992 Karten
5112044 May 12, 1992 Dubats
5127664 July 7, 1992 Cheng
D329538 September 22, 1992 Rau
5156176 October 20, 1992 Doorenbos
5188138 February 23, 1993 Yamasaki et al.
5201334 April 13, 1993 Tseng
5238013 August 24, 1993 Battiston et al.
5282486 February 1, 1994 Hoover
5301704 April 12, 1994 Brown
5307828 May 3, 1994 Gardner et al.
5318057 June 7, 1994 Wallum
5339850 August 23, 1994 Mertz
5355904 October 18, 1994 Wallum
5385163 January 31, 1995 Fairchild
5390687 February 21, 1995 Tsai
5392800 February 28, 1995 Sergi
5392801 February 28, 1995 Hannoosh et al.
5449221 September 12, 1995 Stander
5482070 January 9, 1996 Kelly
5495867 March 5, 1996 Block
5499645 March 19, 1996 Baliga
5588457 December 31, 1996 Tartaglia
5636651 June 10, 1997 Einbinder
5692533 December 2, 1997 Meltzer
5746288 May 5, 1998 O'Neal et al.
5785070 July 28, 1998 Block et al.
5794638 August 18, 1998 Richey et al.
D401192 November 17, 1998 Gagnon
D411343 June 22, 1999 Brightbill et al.
D411653 June 29, 1999 Richey et al.
5941262 August 24, 1999 Tschirhart
5954074 September 21, 1999 Mattson
5983912 November 16, 1999 Leu
6003532 December 21, 1999 Pi
D422747 April 11, 2000 Evans
D426129 June 6, 2000 Pringle et al.
D428367 July 18, 2000 Lundh
6158453 December 12, 2000 Nasco
D439625 March 27, 2001 Tamaribuchi
D441162 April 24, 2001 Grove et al.
6217056 April 17, 2001 Tsuchie
D442446 May 22, 2001 Hortnagl
D444605 July 3, 2001 Porter
D448151 September 25, 2001 Outlaw
6318392 November 20, 2001 Chen
6338355 January 15, 2002 Cheng
D455985 April 23, 2002 Olivares
D457840 May 28, 2002 Hsia
6454357 September 24, 2002 Foulger
6494469 December 17, 2002 Hara et al.
D468669 January 14, 2003 Hopely, Jr.
D480995 October 21, 2003 Owens
6675820 January 13, 2004 Balan
6708705 March 23, 2004 Nasco, Sr.
6715794 April 6, 2004 Frank
D494109 August 10, 2004 Karasin et al.
6877519 April 12, 2005 Fink
D506419 June 21, 2005 Coster
D522342 June 6, 2006 Kwan
D526184 August 8, 2006 Yu et al.
20010038186 November 8, 2001 Wychozowycz
20030094191 May 22, 2003 Lin
20030111100 June 19, 2003 Bell et al.
20040216776 November 4, 2004 Otis
20050093326 May 5, 2005 Miller et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
2057896 April 1981 GB
8089322 April 1996 JP
10071181 March 1998 JP
2004357731 December 2004 JP
Other references
  • Roller Cane Co. advertisement, Traveler, 1 pg., no date.
  • Roller Cane Walker Co. advertisement, 1 pg., no date.
  • Roller Cane Walker with Brake advertisement, Traveling Helper, 2 pgs., no date.
  • Roller Cane Walker with Brake advertisement, Companion, 1 pg., no date.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 11/107,198, filed Apr. 15, 2005, Tartaglia.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 11/107,260, filed Apr. 15, 2005, Tartaglia.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,880, filed Oct. 25, 2004, Karasin et al.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,901, filed Oct. 25, 2004, Vellrath.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,883, filed Oct. 25, 2004, Reed et al.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,881, filed Oct. 25, 2004, Karasin et al.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,882, filed Oct. 25, 2004, Vellrath.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,836, filed Oct. 25, 2004, Karasin et al.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,899, filed Oct. 25, 2004, Karasin et al.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,902, filed Oct. 25, 2004, Reed et al.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/215,839, filed Oct. 25, 2004, Vellrath.
  • Declaration of John Tartaglia, executed on May 4, 2005.
Patent History
Patent number: D547542
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 25, 2004
Date of Patent: Jul 31, 2007
Assignee: Full Life Products, LLC (Moorestown, NJ)
Inventor: Andrew Vellrath (New Castle, DE)
Primary Examiner: Lou Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Attorney: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Application Number: 29/215,837
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/12