Storage container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top right front perspective view of the storage container, shown with the broken lines removed for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 7; the left side elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 7.

The broken line showing of finger grips on the handle and cover is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D373021
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 14, 1994
Date of Patent: Aug 27, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: John D. Breen (Wooster, OH), Stephen P. Casteel (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/32,180
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3276; D7/605