Cooler

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a cooler showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

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

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D407609
Type: Grant
Filed: May 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 6, 1999
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Kevin Rausch (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Timothy A. Nathan
Application Number: 0/88,523
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7605
International Classification: 0706;