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Toy tugboat

Granted 6 Jul 1993 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The Step Company · originally Step 2 Corporation

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Inventors: Thomas G. Murdough, Jr., John Sinchok, John Hradesky · Examiner: Bernard Ansher · AU 292 · TC 2900

Application
737498
filed 29 Jul 1991
Publication
Not published
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US D337136
granted 6 Jul 1993

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toy tugboat showing our new design, the cover has been removed for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the toy tugboat shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front end view of the toy tugboat shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear end view of the toy tugboat shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the toy tugboat shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the toy tugboat shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the toy tugboat shown in FIG. 1, but showing a cover positioned over a rear portion of the body;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the toy tugboat shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the toy tugboat shown in FIG. 7.

The toy tugboat has as characteristic design features a body portion which is dimensioned and shaped to provide a sitting or standing area for a child or children, which can be filled with sand, water, toys and the like to promote play and which can be covered to simulate the appearance of a tugboat with hatches while covering the contents of the body portion.

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D21/130

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