Grab bar

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of a grab bar showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken-line disclosure is represents unclaimed portions of the article in which the design is embodied, but forms no part of the claimed design, and the vertical broken line most prominent in FIG. 2 represents the unclaimed boundary between the claimed and unclaimed portions of the article.

Claims

The ornamental design for a grab bar, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D599187
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 5, 2007
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 2009
Assignee: Bridge Companies, Inc. (Saint Paul, MN)
Inventors: Daniel Matschina (St. Paul, MN), Michael James Vizenor (Hudson, WI)
Primary Examiner: Brian N Vinson
Attorney: Merchant & Gould P.C.
Application Number: 29/280,719
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/315