Portable commode

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a portable commode showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D377971
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 1995
Date of Patent: Feb 11, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc. (Statesville, NC)
Inventors: John Vanakkeren (Chicago, IL), Shivaprasad Dhanapal (Statesville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/46,332
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Infant Training Type (D23/296)