Container for bulk materials

- Encon, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container for bulk materials embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof showing the side opposite to that shown in FIG. 1, the sides being identical in elevation;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D349944
Type: Grant
Filed: May 12, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 23, 1994
Assignee: Encon, Inc. (Romeo, MI)
Inventor: Jack E. Harris (Savannah, GA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Law Firm: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber
Application Number: 0/8,210
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Storage Tank (D23/202)