Tub hand hold

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a tub hand hold showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D377827
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 14, 1995
Date of Patent: Feb 4, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc. (Statesville, NC)
Inventors: Shivaprasad Dhanapal (Statesville, NC), Robert W. Jones (Hinsdale, MA), Charles F. T. Merritt (Southport, CT)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/46,409
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bathtub Or Shower (D23/304)