Hinge for a multi-position ladder Patent Grant Foley , et al. November 2, 2 [Tricam Industries, Inc.]

Hinge for a multi-position ladder

Foley , et al. November 2, 2

Patent Grant D935055

U.S. patent number D935,055 [Application Number D/701,008] was granted by the patent office on 2021-11-02 for hinge for a multi-position ladder. This patent grant is currently assigned to Tricam Industries, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Tricam Industries, Inc.. Invention is credited to Joseph P. Foley, Benjamin P. Williams.

United States Patent	D935,055
Foley , et al.	November 2, 2021

Hinge for a multi-position ladder

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for hinge for a multi-position ladder, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Foley; Joseph P. (St. Paul, MN), Williams; Benjamin P. (Chaska, MN)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
Tricam Industries, Inc.	Eden Prairie	MN	US

Assignee:

Tricam Industries, Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN)

Appl. No.:

D/701,008

Filed:

August 7, 2019

Current U.S. Class:	D25/68
Current International Class:	2504
Field of Search:	;D25/62-65,68 ;403/93,96 ;16/320,231,328,326

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Primary Examiner: Colan; Gino
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A.

Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevation view of a hinge for a multi-position ladder showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front right perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a front left perspective view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the figures are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the hinge for a multi-position ladder and form no part of the claimed design.

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