Food storage container lid

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a food storage container lid showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D379133
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 1995
Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
Assignees: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH), Amway Corporation (Ada, MI)
Inventors: Richard B. Ahern, Jr. (Akron, OH), Derek Campbell (Dayton, OH), Maaike Evers (Columbus, OH), Debra A. Fritsch (Grand Rapids, MI), Norio Fujikawa (Columbus, OH), David Gresham (East Hampton, NY), Paul J. Kudirka (Ada, MI), Mark Metzler (Alto, MI), Donald J. Staufenberg (Dublin, OH), Michael Sullivan (Ada, MI)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/47,669
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/73921; D7/391
International Classification: 0701;