Lid for ice chest

Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a lid for ice chest showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D388282
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 4, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Greg Floyd (Wooster, OH), Kevin Rausch (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/62,393
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7605; D3/323
International Classification: 0701;