Canister top

- Rubbermaid Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a canister top showing my new 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; and,

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D377732
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 13, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 4, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Richard B. Ahern, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/51,572
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7391; D7/3921