Trash container lid

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a trash container lid 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;

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

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image.

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Patent History
Patent number: D351706
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: 0/17,476
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