Dish drainer

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a dish drainer showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D374526
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 21, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 8, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: John D. Breen (Wooster, OH), Stephen P. Casteel (Wadsworth, OH), Charles W. Craft (Apple Creek, OH)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/42,879
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Sink Tray, Dish Rack, Mat, Or Drainboard (D32/55)