Baluster end piece

Description

A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material to which a claim for copyright is made. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but reserves all other copyright rights whatsoever.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of my new design for a baluster end piece.

FIG. 2 is a back side view of FIG. 1. The front side view is a mirror image of the back side view.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a top end view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a bottom end view of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is a back view of FIG. 2.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM I claim the ornamental design for a baluster end piece, as shown and described.

---

Inventors:	Grandich; Eric J. (Houston, TX)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type RTG Concepts, LLC Houston TX US
Assignee:	RTG Concepts LLC (Houston, TX)
Appl. No.:	D/434,180
Filed:	October 10, 2012

---

Related U.S. Patent Documents

---

	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29382868	Dec 4, 2012	D672064

---

Current U.S. Class:	D25/126
Current International Class:	2501
Field of Search:	;D25/38.1,42,126 ;52/832 ;256/19,22,52,65.01,DIG.5

---

References Cited [Referenced By]

---

U.S. Patent Documents

D4194	June 1870	MacFerran
310807	January 1885	Ferer
D37730	December 1905	Wheelock
1797883	March 1931	Strubel
D174373	April 1955	Bell
D204749	May 1966	Checkwood et al.
4386761	June 1983	Kato
D274366	June 1984	Porter et al.
5441241	August 1995	McKim
5676013	October 1997	Kahlau
5820111	October 1998	Ross
5876021	March 1999	Spence et al.
6059269	May 2000	Ross
6240698	June 2001	Chung
6260829	July 2001	Anderson et al.
6305670	October 2001	Ward et al.
6311957	November 2001	Driscoll et al.
6807788	October 2004	Terry
D505504	May 2005	Rosian
6969051	November 2005	Gibbs
7044448	May 2006	Jones
7082735	August 2006	Ramsey
7594643	September 2009	Ross
7614612	November 2009	Edwards
D610716	February 2010	Edwards
7971412	July 2011	Lim
2005/0205855	September 2005	Chung
2008/0078130	April 2008	Grandich
2009/0188182	July 2009	Iannotta
2009/0321702	December 2009	Grandich

Foreign Patent Documents

	2327280		Oct 1999		CA
	3511770		Oct 1993		DE
	0526367		Feb 1993		EP

Other References

Complaint: Nancy A. Ross and Regency Railings, Inc., plaintiffs, v. King Supply et al., Case No. 3:04-cv-02038-K, filed Sep. 20, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, 69 pages. Exhibits to the complaint contain product brochures and product information. cited by applicant . Complaint: Nancy A. Ross and Regency Railings, Inc., plaintiffs, v. Stair World, Inc., Case No. 3:05-cv-01298-M, filed Jun. 24, 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, 114 pages. Exhibits to the complaint contain product brochures and product information. cited by applicant . Agreed Order: Nancy A. Ross and Regency Railings, Inc., plaintiffs, v. Stair World, Inc., Case No. 3:05-cv-01298-M, filed Sep. 25, 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, 29 pages. Exhibits contain product brochures and product information. cited by applicant . House of Forgings, Inc.--Online Catalog "Forged Metal, Panel & Stainless Steel", 3rd Ed., 40 pages (accessed Mar. 2, 2011) . Depicts products that were available prior to Jan. 1, 2011. cited by applicant . House of Forgings, Inc.--Online Catalog "Powder Coated & Stainless Steel Products", vol. 5, 35 pages (accessed Mar. 2, 2011) . Depicts products that were available prior to Jan. 1, 2011. cited by applicant . House of Forgings, Inc.--Online Catalog "Panel Collection", 28 pages (accessed Mar. 1, 2011) . Depicts products that were available prior to Jan. 1, 2011. cited by applicant . House of Forgings, Inc.--Online Catalog "Wood Products", 6th Ed., 20 pages (accessed Mar. 1, 2011) . Depicts products that were available prior to Jan. 1, 2011. cited by applicant . House of Forgings, Inc.--Online brochure "Deckscape Outdoor Balusters", 1 page (accessed Mar. 1, 2011) . Depicts products that were available prior to Jan. 1, 2011. cited by applicant . House of Forgings, Inc.--Online Photo Gallery entitled: "Custom Iron" depicting prior art products--houseofforgings .net/gallery/custom-iron/, Accessed Mar. 1, 2011 (17 pages) Depicts products that were available prior to Jan. 1, 2011. cited by applicant . House of Forgings, Inc.--Online Photo Gallery entitled: "Stairs" depicting prior art products--houseofforgings . net/gallery/stairs/, Accessed Mar. 1, 2011 (44 pages) Depicts products that were available prior to Jan. 1, 2011. cited by applicant . House of Forgings, Inc.--Ironwood Connection, Catalog "Powder Coated & Stainless Steel Products", vol. 2 (available in 2008), 68 pages. cited by applicant . Ornamental Iron Works, Inc. (Franklin Park, Ill.) webpages (Accessed Mar. 2, 2011, but believed to depict prior art), 19 pages. cited by applicant . Ornamental Iron Works, Inc. (Franklin Park, Ill.) brochure (undated but believed to depict prior art), 2 pages. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Clark; Doris
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Waggett, P.C.; Gordon G.