Door mat base plate or similar article

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a door mat base plate or similar article showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a larger scale fragmentary rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view thereof, on the same scale as FIG. 5, taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary top plan view thereof, on the same scale asFIG. 5.

The characteristic feature of our design is that at each outer corner the generally rectangular ridge is truncated and the plane of truncation is coincident with the smaller base of the respective symmetrical trapezoidal corner element of the downwardly and outwardly sloping ramp surface which surrounds said ridge.

Claims

The ornamental design for a door mat base plate or similar article, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Yamamoto; Yosuke (Toyonaka, JP), Kinoyama; Takehisa (Suita, JP), Sasagawa; Kinichi (Takatsuki, JP)
Assignee:	Duskin Franchise Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.:	06/147,719
Filed:	May 8, 1980

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Dec 13, 1979 [JP]			54-52171

Current U.S. Class:	D6/583
Current International Class:	D0611
Field of Search:	;D6/209,213,218,219,222,224,225,232,234,238,241,242,245,246,192,244 ;D7/37 ;D21/16 ;D25/79,80 ;248/346 ;15/215

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D241299	September 1976	Ohls
D241458	September 1976	Hudson
3517935	June 1970	Graham

Foreign Patent Documents

	900671		May 1972		CA
	48-40126		Nov 1973		JP
	472554		Sep 1937		GB

Other References

Handbook of Designs & Motifs, Tudor Pub. Co., N.Y., .COPYRGT.'50, p. "73", Bottom Left Corner Design. . Jeweler's Circular-Keystone, 5-72, p. 5, Item Numbered "14"..

Primary Examiner: Corrigan; Jane E.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cushman, Darby & Cushman