Storage bin

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top right front perspective view of the storage bin showing one of the bins thereof in a partially open position;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof, shown with the environmental unclaimed features removed, and

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view thereof, shown with the environmental unclaimed features removed; the left side elevational view being a mirror image.

The broken line portions of FIGS. 4 and 5 are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D367959
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 12, 1994
Date of Patent: Mar 19, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorpated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Randall Calmeise (Oakwood Village, OH), John A. Vura (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/27,056
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3283; D/3282; D/3905