Lid for storage container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a lid for storage container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image.

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Patent History
Patent number: D376260
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 20, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 10, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Vincent L. Haley (Orrville, OH), Timothy W. Romantic (Stow, OH)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/40,647
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3323; D3/318; D3/326; D3/319; D9/435; D9/443