Hinged walking cane

- Medline Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a hinged walking cane showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the hinged walking cane, taken from the circled portion “9” in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the hinged walking cane, taken from the circled portion “10” in FIG. 2.

The broken lines depict portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a hinged walking cane, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D860627
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 5, 2018
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 2019
Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc. (Northfield, IL)
Inventors: Joseph Ritter (Arlington Heights, IL), Megan Gilligan (Chicago, IL), Gregory J. Foster (Chicago, IL), Robert W. Sheldon (Winnetka, IL)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Assistant Examiner: Steven J Czyz
Application Number: 29/632,267
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/7