Recycling container for mounting to a wastebasket

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a recycling container for mounting to a wastebasket showing our new design, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view thereof showing the container placed in the interior of a wastebasket, the broken lines are for illustrative purposes only; and,

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view thereof showing the container placed on the exterior of a wastebasket.

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Patent History
Patent number: D333369
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 1991
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1993
Assignee: Rubbermaid Office Products Group Inc. (Inglewood, CA)
Inventors: John D. Breen (Wooster, OH), Thomas Scherer (Mansfield, OH)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: O'Planick Richard B.
Application Number: 7/767,935