Lid for refuse container
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Description
FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a lid for refuse container showing our 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: D381161
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Peter M. Berend (Wooster, OH), Stephen P. Casteel (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/50,467
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Peter M. Berend (Wooster, OH), Stephen P. Casteel (Wadsworth, OH)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/50,467
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