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Bicycle rack

Granted 16 Oct 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The Howard Company, Inc. · originally Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

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Inventors: Arthur Rumpf, Michael Kopacz, Sal Cialdella, Maurice Michaud · Examiner: Melody N. Brown · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
124182
filed 1 Jun 2000
Publication
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US D449256
granted 16 Oct 2001

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Description

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›In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this…

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as an structure primarily useful for supporting parked bicyles.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a bicycle rack embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being identical to the front elevational view shown;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being identical to the left side shown;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a base of the bicycle rack with reference lines indicating locations of cross sectional views of subsequent figures;

FIG. 7 is a cross-section view along line 7—7 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a cross-section view along line 8—8 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a cross-section view along line 9—9 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a cross-section view along line 10—10 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a cross-section view taken longitudinally through the center of the base of the bicycle rack; and,

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of second embodiment of the bicycle rack embodying our new design, the rear elevational view being identical to the front elevational view shown, a top plan view thereof being identical to FIG. 3, a bottom plan view being identical to FIG. 4, and a left side elevational view thereof and a right side elevational view thereof both being identical to FIG. 5.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/115

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