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US 1,088,957 · App. 29/983,317 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Golf cart with an illuminated rocker panel

Inventor: Michael Tomberlin (Appling, GA)
Assignee: COLUMBIA VEHICLE GROUP, INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,088,957
App. No.
29/983,317
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a golf cart with an illuminated rocker panel, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2026
From: FLAMBEAU, INC.; SEATS, INCORPORATED; COLUMBIA VEHICLE GROUP; DUNCAN TOYS COMPANY, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 075120/0585 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: TOMBERLIN, MICHAEL
To: COLUMBIA VEHICLE GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 070254/0221 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 29981748 · Jan 2, 2025
Continuation 29883073 · Jan 23, 2023
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