Tailgate food preparation structure

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Description

FIG. 1 illustrates a top view of the tailgate food preparation structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 illustrates a top perspective view thereof showing detail of the drainage handle and utensil retainers;

FIG. 4 illustrates a top perspective horizontal sectional view thereof showing detail of the drainage handle and utensil retainers;

FIG. 5 illustrates a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 illustrates a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 illustrates a bottom perspective view thereof showing detail of the drainage handle and utensil retainers;

FIG. 8 illustrates a bottom perspective vertical sectional view thereof showing detail of the drainage handle and utensil retainers;

FIG. 9 illustrates a top view of an alternate preferred exemplary invention design incorporating hinged assembly;

FIG. 10 illustrates a top perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;

FIG. 11 illustrates a top perspective detail view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;

FIG. 12 illustrates a top perspective detail view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;

FIG. 13 illustrates a bottom view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;

FIG. 14 illustrates a bottom perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;

FIG. 15 illustrates a bottom perspective detail view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;

FIG. 16 illustrates a bottom perspective detail view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly;

FIG. 17 illustrates a perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly viewed as slightly folded in a first state;

FIG. 18 illustrates a perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly viewed as slightly folded in a second state;

FIG. 19 illustrates a perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly viewed as folded in a third state;

FIG. 20 illustrates a perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly viewed as folded in a fourth state;

FIG. 21 illustrates a top perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly mated to a tailgate and retained by tailgate support cables;

FIG. 22 illustrates a top detail perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly mated to a tailgate and retained by tailgate support cables;

FIG. 23 illustrates a bottom perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly mated to a tailgate and retained by tailgate support cables; and,

FIG. 24 illustrates a bottom detail perspective view of an alternate invention design incorporating hinged assembly mated to a tailgate and retained by tailgate support cables.

The tailgate and tailgate support cables in the views are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tailgate food preparation structure, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D743323
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 2014
Date of Patent: Nov 17, 2015
Inventor: Kyle Jacob Lewallen (College Station, TX)
Primary Examiner: Katrina A Betton
Application Number: 29/484,029