Lid for storage container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a lid for storage container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof, in an open position;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof; the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top left front perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a lid for storage container showing our new design; and,

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view thereof, in an open position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D339471
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 12, 1991
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 1993
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Wade A. F. Maple (Wooster, OH), James A. Schillinger (Augusta, KS)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Paula Mortimor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 7/790,708
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 3/78; D/7605