Refuse container base

- Rubbermaid Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a refuse container base, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D386866
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 17, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 25, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Charles W. Craft (Apple Creek, OH), Stephen P. Casteel (Wadsworth, OH), Richard O'Grady (Southington, CT)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/53,213
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Refuse Or Trash Equipment (D34/1)
International Classification: 0909;