Food container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational, right side elevational and left side elevational views being mirror images;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D369280
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 16, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 30, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: David L. Feer (Andover, MA), William A. Pesa (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/32,395
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/602