Bucket

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof; the opposite side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 6 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the bucket shown in FIG. 2 and taken along line 6--6.

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  • Sell Sheet, Manure Bucket; Ranch Master Inc., 10885-C Kolama River Road, Fountain Valley, Calif.; It is believed that the Product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application. Undated. Sell Sheet, Muck Bucket; Fortifler Inc., Co., P.O. Box 4523, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936; Publication Date 1985. Sell Sheet, Buckets; Dan's Saddlery, 65 Mahan St., West Babylon, N.Y. 11704; Publication Date 1986. Price list, Pail; Frem Corporation, 60 Webster Place, P.O. Box 4, Worcester, Mass. 01603-0004; May 1, 1991. P. 38, Pails; tucker Housewares, 345 Central St., Leominister, Mass. 01453; Publication Date 1988. Catalog Page, Pails, Sterilite, 198 Main St., P.O. Box 524, Townsend, Mass. 01469; Publication Date 1991. P. 6, Buckets; Curver, Takkebijsters 75, Postbus 6810, 4802 HV Breda, Netherlands; Publication Date 1983. P. 3, Pail; Ingrid Housewares, Price Catalog, 360 N. Skokis Highway, North Chicago, Ill. 60064; Publication Date Jan. 1990. Label, Tub; Maidware, 200 Miliken Dr., S.E. Hebron Ohio 43025; It is believed that the Product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application. Undated. P. 2, Buckets; Curver-Rubbermaid Group, Takkebijsters 75, Postbus 6810, 4802 HV Breda, Netherlands; Publication Date 1991. P. 26, Pail; Curver, Takkebijsters 75, Postbus 6810, 4802 HV Breda, Netherlands; Publication Date 1983. P. 99, Pail; The Little Tikes Co., 2180 Barlow Rd., Hudson, Ohio 44236; Publication Date 1990. P. 17, Buckets; Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc.; 3124 Valley Ave., Winchester, Va. 22601; Publication Date Feb. 1978. Pp. 4, 5, 6, & 7, Buckets; Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc.; 3124 Valley Ave., Winchester, Va. 22601; Publication Date Oct. 1989. Pp. 30 & 31, Buckets, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc.; 3124 Valley Ave., Winchester, Va. 22601; Publication Date May, 1989. P. 4, Buckets; Dupol-Rubbermaid, GmbH, AnDer Trift 631, D-6072 Dreieich, West Germany; Publication date 1989. P. 27, Buckets; Rubbermaid Incorporated, 1147 Akron Rd., Wooster, Ohio 44691; Publication Date 1990. Patent Drawings, Bucket, Rubbermaid Incorporated, 1147 Akron Rd., Wooster, Ohio 44691; The product depicted herein is the subject of currently pending application Ser. No. 674,024 filed Mar. 22, 1991. Patent Drawings, Bucket, Rubbermaid Incorporated, 1147 Akron Rd., Wooster, Ohio 44691; The product depicted herein is the subject of currently pending application Ser. No. 674,542 filed Mar. 22, 1991.
Patent History
Patent number: D348130
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 28, 1992
Date of Patent: Jun 21, 1994
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: D. Scott Miller (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/3,074