Tackle box

Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a tackle box showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof and,

FIG. 7 is a top right rear side perspective view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D377714
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 19, 1994
Date of Patent: Feb 4, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Timothy J. Fenton (Wooster, OH), James A. Schillinger (Augusta, KS)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Assistant Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/27,374
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3260; D3/905