Stop bar support for refuse container

- Toter, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a stop bar support for refuse container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, the other side being a mirror image.

The broken line showing of a refuse container is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Brochure Entitled "Atlas.RTM. Carts", Toter..RTM., Incorporated; Jun. 1993. Brochure Entitled "If Its Tough Enough For These Streets It's Tough Enough for Yours"; Toter, Incorporated, Apr. 1992. Brochure Entitled "We're Rolling Out America's First Injection-Molded Cart."; Otto; 1992. Brochure entitled, "The Front Line in Refuse Collection"; Otto; 1989. Brochure entitled "Size Wise"; Otto; 1992. Brochure entitled "Dual Superiority"; RRS Industries, Inc.; 1988. Brochure entitled "Quality Makes The Difference"; 1991; Schaefer Systems International, Inc.
Patent History
Patent number: D374530
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 7, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 8, 1996
Assignee: Toter, Inc. (Statesville, NC)
Inventors: J. Timothy Prout (Winston-Salem, NC), Todd E. Wright (Statesville, NC), Anthony J. Brescia (Huntersville, NC), Smith E. Trent, III (Statesville, NC)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Law Firm: Rhodes, Coats & Bennett
Application Number: 0/37,246
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/10; D8/349