Watering can

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Description

FIG. 1 is an enlarged top left front perspective view of a watering can showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view, reduced in size in relation to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right 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 left front perspective view of the alternate embodiment of a watering can showing my new design, the only difference being the configuration of the handle opening; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view of the alternate embodiment, reduced in size in relation to FIG. 7; the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D375139
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 9, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 29, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Christopher S. Thorp (Ithaca, NY)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/34,643
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Watering Can (3) (D23/212)