Storage tray for power tools

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a storage tray for power tools showing our 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;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 7 is a transverse cross-sectional view thereof taken along Line 7--7 of FIG. 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D357119
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 1993
Date of Patent: Apr 11, 1995
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Randall Calmeise (Oakwood Village, OH), John A. Vura (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/11,840
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3308; D/3905