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Safety gate

Granted 7 Oct 1997 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Brk Brands, Inc. · originally Newell Brands

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Inventors: David C. Brown, Craig S. Scherer, Michael C. Thuma · Examiner: Doris Clark · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 17 Jul 1996
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US D384752
granted 7 Oct 1997

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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 safety gate, illustrated in the retracted state, embodying the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of a safety gate, illustrated in the retracted state;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the safety gate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the safety gate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the safety gate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the safety gate of FIG. 1, as viewed from the right hand side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the safety gate of FIG. 1, as viewed from the left hand side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the safety gate of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the safety gate of FIG. 1, with the gate illustrated in the extended state.

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