Title:
Flooring panel for animal housings
Document Type and Number:
United States Patent D433165

Inventors:
Moreau, Pierre A. (Calgary, CA)
Real, James W. (Calgary, CA)
Application Number:
D/093327
Publication Date:
10/31/2000
Filing Date:
09/09/1998
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Assignee:
Matrix AG Inc. (Calgary, CA)
Primary Class:
Other Classes:
D30/120
Field of Search:
D30/119, D30/120, 119/445, 119/462, 119/463, 119/509, 119/526, 119/527, 119/528, 119/529, 119/530, D25/138, D25/152, D25/156
US Patent References:
D282105Flooring unitJanuary, 1986MoreauD25/156
D343259Poultry floorJanuary, 1994KovatchD30/120
D349774Flooring grateAugust, 1994KongsgaardD25/156
D383253Floor of an animal cageSeptember, 1997SemenukD30/120
D395713Floor panelJune, 1998SchrotenboerD25/152
D397457Flooring unitAugust, 1998HutchingsD25/156
4176622Floor grid for use in keeping animalsDecember, 1979Wolf119/528
Foreign References:
CA1108487September, 1981
CA1222170May, 1987
CA2021914July, 1990
CA2065122April, 1992
CA2135640May, 1993
CA2142284August, 1993
CA2106614September, 1993
WO/1996/013152May, 1996GRATINGS FOR FLOORING
Other References:
"Filter-Eeze Excelerator," brochure, by BCM Manufacturing, Ltd., dated prior to Sep. 9, 1997.
"Valu-Cost," brochure, by BCM Manufacturing, Ltd., dated prior to Sep. 9, 1997.
"Ikadan Ultraflex," brochure, by Ikadan Systems A/S, dated prior to Sep. 9, 1997.
"Polygrate," brochure, by Faroex Ltd., dated prior to Sep. 9, 1997.
"Polygrate Gro-More," brochure, by Faroex Ltd., dated prior to Sep. 9, 1997 .
Primary Examiner:
Zarfas, Louis S.
Assistant Examiner:
Oliver, Catherine R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Heslin & Rothenberg, P.C.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for flooring panel for animal housings, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the flooring panel for animal housings showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is the top view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the design of FIG. 1, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is the right side view of the design of FIG. 1, the left side view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a variant of the design;

FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view of the variant design of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is the top view of the variant design of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is the front view of the variant design of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the variant design of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is the left side view of the variant design of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 12 is the right side view of the variant design of FIG. 6.





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