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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a basket 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; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D380088
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 10, 1995
Date of Patent: Jun 24, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Paul P. Kolada (Bexley, OH), Stacy L. Wolff (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/42,459
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3312; Laundry Basket, Hamper, Or Diaper Pail (D32/37)
International Classification: 0399;