Refuse container body

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a wheeled refuse container body showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top 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 bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of wheels is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • Sell Sheet, Refuse Container; Sterilite Corporation, Main St., P.O. Box 524, Townsend, Mass. Publication Date 1990. Sell Sheet, Refuse Container; Sterilite Corporation, Main St., P.O. Box 524, Townsend, Mass. Publication Date 1992. Catalog Page, Refuse Container; Toter Incorporated, 841 Meacham Road, P.O. Box 5338, Statesville, N.C. 28677. Publication Date April 1992. Catalog Page, Refuse Container; Toter Incorporated, 841 Meacham Road, P.O. Box 5338, Statesville, N.C. 28677. Publication Date April 1992. Sell Sheet, Refuse Containers; Zarn, Inc., Reidsville, N.C. 27320. Publication Date June 1992. Pp. 4, 5, 6, Refuse Containers; Contico Manufacturing Company, A Division of Contico International, 1101 Warson Road., St. Louis, Mo. 63132. 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. Pp. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Refuse Containers; Tucker Housewares, 25 Tucker Dr., Leominster, Mass. 01469. 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. Sell Sheet, Trash Container; Sears, Roebuck & Co. Dept. 698/731 A, Sears Tower, Chicago, Ill. 60684. 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. Sell Sheet, Refuse Container, Reuter, Inc., 410-11th Ave. South, Hopkins, Minn. 55343. 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. Sell Sheet, Refuse Container; Snyder Industries, Inc., Address Unknown. 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. Sell Sheet, Refuse Container; Bonar Plastics., Ltd., Address Unknown. 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. Sell Sheet, Refuse Container; Handelsonderneming Kiggen, B.V., Den Engelsman 1, Postbus 2624, 6026 ZG Maarheeze. 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. Sell Sheet, Refuse Container; Versa Kart System, A Division of Pawnee Industries, Inc. 433 Industrial Road, Goddard, Kans. 67052. 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. P. 6, Refuse Container; Curver, Takkebijsters 75, Postbus 6810, 4802 HV Breda, The Netherlands, Publication Date 1991. P. 9, Refuse Container; Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc., 3124 Valley Ave., Winchester Va. Publication Date 1992. Pp. 28 & 29, Refuse Containers; Rubbermaid Incorporated, 1147 Akron Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691, Publication Date 1990.
Patent History
Patent number: D355741
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 21, 1995
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Charles W. Craft (Apple Creek, OH), Mitchell L. Wilgus (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/10,939