Tab for food container lid

- Rubbermaid Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a tab for food container lid showing my new design. The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of a lid portion in FIGS. 1 through 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D372163
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 17, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 30, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Richard B. Ahern, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/33,547
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/73921; D9/443; D9/445