Food storage container and lid
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FIG. 1 is an top right front perspective view of a food storage container and lid showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left elevational view being a mirror image;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top right front perspective view of the alternate embodiment of a food storage container and lid showing my new design;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the alternate embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the alternate embodiment; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;
FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the alternate embodiment; and,
FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the alternate embodiment; the left side elevational view being a mirror image.
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Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 23, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Richard B. Ahern, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/39,075
