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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a basket showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D364272
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 12, 1994
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 1995
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Keith Brightbill (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/27,054
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3312