Utility shed

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of an utility shed showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of doors, the rear of the shed, and other matter in the Figures is environmental only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D405540
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 25, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1999
Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products, Inc. (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Wade A. F. Maple (Sherrills Ford, NC)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 0/62,802
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Single Occupant Type, I.e., Telephone Booth, Privy, Ticket Booth, Etc. (2) (D25/16)
International Classification: 2599;