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Granted 19 Jun 2012 · 4 office actions
Assignee: Advantus, Corp.
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Inventors: Bryan P. Dunford, Scott D. Smith · Examiner: Elizabeth Albert · AU 2913 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective…
FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of a first embodiment thereof;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is right side elevational view thereof, partially collapsed; the left side view being the mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is back elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is right side elevational view thereof, partially expanded;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a front right perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a right elevational view thereof, partially collapsed, the left side view being the mirror image thereof;
FIG. 11 is a back elevational view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view, partially expanded;
FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 14 is a front elevational view thereof.
FIGS. 1 , 4 , and 7 are much smaller in scale than the other figures; FIGS. 5 and 8 are a little larger; FIGS. 3 , 10 , 11 and 14 are still a little larger; and FIGS. 2 , 6 , and 12 are larger still; and FIGS. 9 and 13 are the largest in scale.
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