Combined rim and handle portion for a trash container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a combined rim and handle portion for a trash container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D364256
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 13, 1994
Date of Patent: Nov 14, 1995
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: John D. Breen (Wooster, OH), Charles W. Craft (Apple Creek, OH)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/32,168
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D34/10)