Bottle

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, right and front side perspective view of a bottle showing my new design. The broken lines showing a type of lid that may be placed upon the bottle are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368035
Type: Grant
Filed: May 5, 1995
Date of Patent: Mar 19, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Richard B. Ahern, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/38,425
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9556