Sorter
United States Patent D585094
US Patent References:
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Muller - December, 1905 - 0807084

Display rack
Hotaling - May, 1923 - 1456446

Record file
Thompson - November, 1928 - 1692231

Sorting device
Straubel - June, 1930 - 1764128

Filing appliance
Talmage et al. - January, 1952 - 2581730


Inventors:
Smith, Aaron W. (Plainfield, IL, US)
Application Number:
D/284670
Publication Date:
01/20/2009
Filing Date:
09/12/2007
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Assignee:
Sanford, L.P. (Oak Brook, IL, US)
Primary Class:
D19/90
International Classes:
(IPC1-7): 1902
Field of Search:
211/181.1, D6/466, D19/90-92, 206/425, D19/86, 211/207, D6/630, 248/153, 211/45, D19/75-78, D6/467, 248/465.1, 211/52, 211/50, D6/449, D6/463, D6/629, D6/462, 211/11, 248/175, D6/458, 206/215, 211/10
US Patent References:
2956685Visible phonograph record racksOctober, 1960Levi211/40
3144942Filing unitAugust, 1964Peebles211/11
3176849Filing rack or storage devicesApril, 1965Peebles211/50
3554381DOCUMENT SORTING DEVICEJanuary, 1971Guest et al.
4087926Drying apparatus for photo prints and the likeMay, 1978Breslau et al.34/70
4410093Device for organizing papers and filesOctober, 1983Chiariello et al.211/11
4512480Article holding deviceApril, 1985Evenson
4593822Wire rack with removable replaceable sleevesJune, 1986Yeaney et al.211/41.8
4682697Carpet sample display deviceJuly, 1987Cohen211/45
D353158Divider trayDecember, 1994EvensonD19/90
D364074Rack for kitchen utensilsNovember, 1995YehD7/637
6065610Manual sorting apparatus for paper productsMay, 2000Elmore
D502220Browser/sorterFebruary, 2005StravitzD19/90
7086538Multi-section retaining/sorting/browsing apparatusAugust, 2006Stravitz
D534374Vertical clothes holderJanuary, 2007WrightD6/465
D538106Rib rackMarch, 2007JulianD7/409
Other References:
Rodgers Wire Sort-a-file™. On sale more than a year prior to Sep. 12, 2007.
Deflecto Document Browser® (2 sheets). On sale more than a year prior to Sep. 12, 2007.
MMF Industries Wire Sorter. Believed to have been on sale for more than one year prior to Sep. 12, 2007.
Primary Examiner:
Albert, Elizabeth A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Claims:
CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for a sorter, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing my new design for a sorter;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the sorter of FIG. 1, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end view of the sorter of FIG. 1; the opposite end view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the sorter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a second side view of the sorter of FIG. 1 with the dividers in an alternate position; and,

FIG. 6 is a third side view of the sorter of FIG. 1 with the dividers in an alternate position.

The broken lines showing grooves in the sides in FIGS. 1, 2 , 5 , and 6 are included for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.