Pair of outwardly ribbed handgrips for a container

- Hoover Universal, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of outwardly ribbed handgrips for a container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to the stippled shading represent the peripheral boundaries of the ribbed handgrips. The remaining broken line showing of a container is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D376978
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 1996
Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc. (Plymouth, MI)
Inventors: Kerry W. Silvers (Chelsea, MI), Richard P. Entrup (Tecumseh, MI)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 0/35,627
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9434