Scraper panels for golf cart mat

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D983717
  • Patent Number
    D983,717
  • Date Filed
    Friday, July 2, 2021
    2 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 18, 2023
    a year ago
  • Inventors
    • Lawrence; Keith (Westmont, IL, US)
    • Popper; Benjamin (Seattle, WA, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Vansant; Calvin E
    • Tran; Giang Hoang
    Agents
    • Perkins IP Law Group LLC
    • Perkins; Jefferson
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D12 11
    • D12 203
    • D12 121
    • D12 221
    • D05 1
    • D05 2
    • D05 26
    • D05 25
    • D03 304
    • D06 582
    • D06 588
    • D06 592
    • CPC
    • B60N3/044
    • B60N3/048
    • B60N3/04
    • B60R13/01
    • B60R11/02
    • A46B5/026
    • A46B11/002
  • International Classifications
    • 1216
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a plan view of a golf cart mat incorporating our design;



FIG. 2 is a top perspective detail of FIG. 1, showing a left scraper panel;



FIG. 3 is a top view of the scraper panel shown in FIG. 2;



FIG. 4 is a left side view of the scraper panel shown in FIG. 2;



FIG. 5 is a top perspective detail of FIG. 1, showing a right scraper panel that is a mirror image of the left scraper panel;



FIG. 6 is a top view of the scraper panel shown in FIG. 5;



FIG. 7 is a right side view of the scraper panel shown in FIG. 5;



FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along Line 8-8 of FIG. 3; and,



FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along Line 9-9 of FIG. 3.


The bottom of the mat is unadorned and forms no portion of the claimed design. The broken lines shown illustrate environment that forms no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • We claim the ornamental design for scraper panels for golf cart mat, as shown and described.
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