Brush handle

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a brush handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; the top plan view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D364276
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 13, 1994
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 1995
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: David A. Bird (Akron, OH), Vincent L. Haley (Orrville, OH)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/32,164
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4138