Internal surface of a container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of an internal surface of a container showing my new design;

The broken lines(s) which define the bounds of the claimed design form no part thereof.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D405575
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 24, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1999
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Wendell Conn (Polk, OH)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/68,568
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Refuse Or Trash Equipment (D34/1)
International Classification: 0909;