Wagon liner

A new wagon liner for mounting to a child's wagon. The inventive device includes a bottom panel with a perimeter side wall extending from the upper surface of the bottom panel around the outer perimeter of the bottom panel. A lip outwardly extends from the terminal edge of the perimeter side wall and which is adapted to hold a portion of a wall of a wagon between the lip and the perimeter side wall.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to accessories for children's wagons and more 
particularly pertains to a new wagon liner for mounting to a child's 
wagon. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The use of accessories for children's wagons is known in the prior art. 
More specifically, accessories for children's wagons heretofore devised 
and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and 
obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs 
encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the 
fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. 
Known prior art accessories for children's wagons include U.S. Pat. Nos. 
5,308,133; 5,207,472; 4,958,876; 4,986,590; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 333,112; 
and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 275,691. 
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and 
requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new wagon 
liner. The inventive device includes a bottom panel with a perimeter side 
wall extending from the upper surface of the bottom panel around the outer 
perimeter of the bottom panel. A lip outwardly extends from the terminal 
edge of the perimeter side wall and which is adapted to hold a portion of 
a wall of a wagon between the lip and the perimeter side wall. 
In these respects, the wagon liner according to the present invention 
substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the 
prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for 
the purpose of mounting to a child's wagon. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
accessories for children's wagons now present in the prior art, the 
present invention provides a new wagon liner construction wherein the same 
can be utilized for mounting to a child's wagon. 
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described 
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new wagon liner apparatus 
and method which has many of the advantages of the accessories for 
children's wagons mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result 
in a new wagon liner which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, 
suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art accessories for 
children's wagons, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a bottom panel 
with a perimeter side wall extending from the upper surface of the bottom 
panel around the outer perimeter of the bottom panel. A lip outwardly 
extends from the terminal edge of the perimeter side wall and which is 
adapted to hold a portion of a wall of a wagon between the lip and the 
perimeter side wall. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood, and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional 
features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which 
will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention 
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its 
application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the 
components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the 
drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being 
practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood 
that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose 
of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon 
which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent 
and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the 
scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar 
with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a 
cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of 
the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention 
of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to 
be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new wagon 
liner apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the 
accessories for children's wagons mentioned heretofore and many novel 
features that result in a new wagon liner which is not anticipated, 
rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art 
accessories for children's wagons, either alone or in any combination 
thereof. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new wagon liner 
which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new wagon 
liner which is of a durable and reliable construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new wagon 
liner which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to 
both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low 
prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such wagon liner 
economically available to the buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new wagon 
liner which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some 
of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the 
disadvantages normally associated therewith. 
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new wagon 
liner for mounting to a child's wagon. 
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new wagon liner 
which includes a bottom panel with a perimeter side wall extending from 
the upper surface of the bottom panel around the outer perimeter of the 
bottom panel. A lip outwardly extends from the terminal edge of the 
perimeter side wall and which is adapted to hold a portion of a wall of a 
wagon between the lip and the perimeter side wall. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new wagon 
liner that covers rusty areas on the bed of a child's wagon. 
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
wagon liner that provides a safe seating area for a child sitting on a 
child's wagon. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 
thereof, a new wagon liner embodying the principles and concepts of the 
present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 
will be described. 
The liner 10 is designed for mounting to a child's wagon 1 such as the type 
known as a Radio Flyer having a load bed, a perimeter wall around the 
perimeter of the load bed, and ground engaging wheels. As best illustrated 
in FIGS. 1 through 4, the wagon liner 10 comprises a bottom panel 12 with 
a perimeter side wall 20 extending from the upper surface of the bottom 
panel 12 around the outer perimeter of the bottom panel 12. A lip 22 
outwardly extends from the terminal edge 21 of the perimeter side wall 20 
and which is adapted to hold a portion of a wall of a wagon between the 
lip 22 and the perimeter side wall 20. 
In closer detail, the bottom panel 12 is generally rectangular and has 
substantially planar upper and lower surfaces. The bottom panel 12 has a 
pair of opposite ends 13,14 and a pair of sides 15,16 extending between 
the ends 13,14 which together define the outer perimeter of the bottom 
panel 12. Ideally the liner comprises plastic. The bottom panel 12 has a 
length defined between the ends 13,14 of the bottom panel 12 and a width 
defined between the sides 15,16 of the bottom panel 12. Ideally, the width 
of the bottom panel 12 is less than about two thirds the length of the 
bottom panel 12 and greater than about one third the length of the bottom 
panel 12. Even more ideally, the width of the bottom panel 12 is about 
half the length of the bottom panel 12. 
The perimeter side wall 20 is upwardly extended from the upper surface of 
the bottom panel 12 around the outer perimeter of the bottom panel 12. The 
perimeter side wall 20 has a terminal edge 21 which extends away from the 
upper surface of the bottom panel 12. The perimeter side wall 20 
preferably extends substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the 
bottom panel 12. The perimeter side wall 20 and the outer perimeter of the 
bottom panel 12 forms a corner edge at their intersection which is ideally 
rounded to help prevent injuries that normally occur from sharp corners. 
The lip 22 is formed from the terminal edge 21 of the side wall such that 
the lip 22 outwardly extended from the terminal edge 21 of the perimeter 
side wall 20. The lip 22 has a portion 23 which curves towards the 
perimeter side wall 20 to form a space between the lip 22 and the 
perimeter side wall 20. This portion 23 of the lip 22 is adapted to hold a 
portion 23 of a wall of a wagon between the lip 22 and the perimeter side 
wall 20. Preferably, the curved portion 23 of the lip 22 is resiliently 
deflectable to help hold a portion 23 of a wall of a wagon between the lip 
22 and the perimeter side wall 20. Ideally, the portion 23 of the lip 22 
has an outwardly curved region 24 with its convexity facing the perimeter 
side wall 20. The curved region 24 is designed for aiding the easily 
insertion of a wall of a wagon between the perimeter side wall 20 and the 
lip 22. 
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the 
present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. 
Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and 
operation will be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification arc 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.