Three-wheel articulated trencher

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a three-wheel articulated trencher showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front top left perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is front top right perspective view.

The broken line showing of the wheels and trench digging apparatus is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the three-wheel articulated trencher and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a three-wheel articulated trencher, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D579464
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 21, 2007
Date of Patent: Oct 28, 2008
Assignee: The Charles Machine Works, Inc. (Perry, OK)
Inventors: Cody L. Sewell (Perry, OK), Jacob A. Hamburger (Perry, OK), Michael D. Buck (Perry, OK), Dennis E. Bass (Perry, OK), Stephen G. Miggels (Wyckoff, NJ), Christopher Barrow (Queens Village, NY), Henry Mack (Phillipsburg, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Assistant Examiner: Mark A Goodwin
Attorney: Tomlinson & O'Connell, PC
Application Number: 29/295,195