Tote bin

- Holiday Housewares, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tote bin showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the tote bin shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the tote bin shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the tote bin shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the tote bin shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the tote bin shown in FIGS. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the tote bin shown in FIG. 1.

FIGS. 2-7 are shown on an enlarged scale form FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D381205
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 9, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 22, 1997
Assignee: Holiday Housewares, Inc. (Leominster, MA)
Inventor: Rino Conti (Stoughton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Law Firm: Pandiscio & Pandiscio
Application Number: 0/46,211
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3312
International Classification: 0301;