Underground storage unit for items sensitive to environmental conditions
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an underground storage unit for items sensitive to environmental conditions showing my new design, with the normal level of ground surrounding an installed unit being shown in phantom;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, showing the above-ground cover and internal storage racks in the elevated position;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the storage unit in the retracted configuration as show in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the storage unit in the retracted configuration;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the storage unit; and,
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the storage unit.
The broken line showing in FIGS. 1 through 4 is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental elements only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 1993
Date of Patent: Jan 24, 1995
Inventors: Rodney L. Durham (Bellingham, WA), Alan L. MacLachlan (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorney: Todd N. Hathaway
Application Number: 0/10,264