Food storage container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a food storage container 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 bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image.

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Patent History
Patent number: D375873
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 1995
Date of Patent: Nov 26, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Richard B. Ahern, Jr. (Akron, OH), Derek Campbell (Dayton, OH), Maaike Evers (Columbus, OH), Debra A. Fritsch (Grand Rapids, MI), Norio Fujikawa (Columbus, OH), David Gresham (East Hampton, NY), Paul J. Kudirka (Ada, MI), Mark Metzler (Alto, MI), Donald J. Staufenberg (Dublin, OH), Michael Sullivan (Ada, MI)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/47,668
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7602; D7/612