Skid plate for fifth wheel hitch

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from above showing a skid plate for fifth wheel hitch in accordance with the present invention, with the underlying handle, jaws and base depicted in dashed lines to show the environment of use of the skid plate.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view showing the skid plate of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the skid plate of FIGS. 1 2.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the skid plate of FIGS. 1 3.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the skid plate of FIGS. 1 4.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken at lines 6--6 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the skid plate of FIGS. 1 6; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken at lines 8--8 of FIG. 2.

The broken lines shown in FIG. 1 are for the purpose of illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a skid plate for fifth wheel hitch, as shown and described.

---

Inventors:	Crawley; Steven H. (Eau Claire, WI), Tambornino; Curt (Fall Creek, WI)
Assignee:	Curt Manufacturing, Inc. (Eau Claire, WI)
Appl. No.:	D/257,292
Filed:	March 31, 2006

---

Current U.S. Class:	D12/161
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/106,115,116,161,162,199 ;280/402,403,404,405.1,405.2,407,407.1,416.2,455.1,491.5,186,433,434,438R

---

References Cited [Referenced By]

---

U.S. Patent Documents

974877	November 1910	Greene
2102821	December 1937	Seyferth
2212708	August 1940	Fraser
2215903	September 1940	Edwards
2541209	February 1951	Cox
2618486	November 1952	Durant
2788989	April 1957	Davies
2794656	June 1957	Seyferth
2910306	October 1959	Georgi
2985463	May 1961	Geerds
3122382	February 1964	Carrier
3392992	July 1968	Baker et al.
3528683	September 1970	Janeway
3729214	April 1973	Mulcahy et al.
3869147	March 1975	Fry
3963259	June 1976	Massey
4227713	October 1980	Blodgett, Jr. et al.
D289514	April 1987	Capps
4721323	January 1988	Czuk et al.
D301860	June 1989	Severson
4871182	October 1989	Altherr et al.
5044651	September 1991	Weikel
5060964	October 1991	Vick
5356167	October 1994	Hall et al.
5438881	August 1995	Schedrat et al.
5449191	September 1995	Cattau
D365799	January 1996	Murcheson
5509682	April 1996	Lindenman et al.
5516138	May 1996	Fontaine
5529329	June 1996	McCoy
D377001	December 1996	Martin et al.
D380719	July 1997	Lindenman et al.
D395025	June 1998	Lindenman et al.
5772229	June 1998	Cattau
5839745	November 1998	Cattau et al.
6170850	January 2001	Works
6276244	August 2001	Fisher et al.
D450276	November 2001	Johnson
6485045	November 2002	King
6533308	March 2003	Tambornino
6557883	May 2003	Linger et al.
D495279	August 2004	Lindenman et al.
6846000	January 2005	Grinde et al.
6935650	August 2005	Grinde et al.
D538205	March 2007	Roth-Schuler
2003/0047906	March 2003	Hicks et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	0 114 046		Jan 1984		EP

Primary Examiner: Brooks; Cathron
Assistant Examiner: Pratt; Michael A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Shewchuk IP Services, LLC Shewchuk; Jeffrey D.