Vanity wastebasket

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a vanity wastebasket showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

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

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D414587
Type: Grant
Filed: May 22, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 28, 1999
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Patrick Douglas (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/88,452
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Refuse Or Trash Equipment (D34/1)
International Classification: 0909;