Lid for storage container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a lid for storage container showing my 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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368162
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 1994
Date of Patent: Mar 26, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: D. Scott Miller (Orlando, FL)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Hannon
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/32,284
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3326; D/3323; D/9435