Step stool

- Rubbermaid Incorporated
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showings of circular tread in FIGS. 1 and 2 are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D367967
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 19, 1995
Date of Patent: Mar 19, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Randall W. Calmeise (Oakwood Village, OH), David L. O'Neal (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Gary D. Watson
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/37,724
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6336; D/6349