Storage bin container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a storage bin container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D365682
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 12, 1994
Date of Patent: Jan 2, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Randall Calmeise (Oakwood Village, OH), John A. Vura (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Hannon
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/27,055
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3319; D/9422