Storage container lid

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a storage container lid showing my new design. The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

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

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top right front perspective view of the storage container lid shown with the environmental structure removed;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is an end view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D376693
Type: Grant
Filed: May 5, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 24, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Stacy L. Wolff (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Hannon
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/38,451
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3323; D3/302