Trash container handle

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a trash container handle showing my new design. The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom 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 front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D351703
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 1994
Date of Patent: Oct 18, 1994
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: John D. Breen (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/17,477
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D34/10); D/8320