Hardware container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a hardware container 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 left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image.

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Patent History
Patent number: D364271
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 1994
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 1995
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Randall W. Calmeise (Oakwood Village, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Philip Hyder
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/25,375
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3282; D/3272; D/3273