Handle for trash container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left and rear perspective view of a handle for trash container showing our new design. The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D353697
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 5, 1993
Date of Patent: Dec 20, 1994
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: John D. Breen (Wooster, OH), Alicia Yost (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/11,459
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D34/10); D/8320