Refuse container lid

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

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Patent History
Patent number: D381162
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 17, 1996
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Peter M. Berend (Wooster, OH), Stephen P. Casteel (Wadsworth, OH), Charles W. Craft (Apple Creek, OH), Richard O'Grady (Southington, CT)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/53,217
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Closure Or Protective Hood (D34/11)
International Classification: 0909;