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Lap desk

Granted 19 Mar 1991 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Iceberg Enterprises, LLC · originally Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Inventors: Charles W. Craft, Jr., Jim Couch, Kent W. Murphy · Examiner: Carmen H. Vales-Lado · AU 293 · TC 2900

Application

142212

filed 11 Jan 1988

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US D315456

granted 19 Mar 1991

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a lap desk showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof.

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Claims

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a lap desk, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D06/406

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Carmen H. Vales-Lado

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D315456-S	S	19 Mar 1991	11 Jan 1988	granted	Lap desk

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-103329-S	S	23 Mar 1989	14 Jun 1988	published	Lap desk

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