Receptacle container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a receptacle container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D387530
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 26, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Andre Doxey (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/53,646
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Refuse Or Trash Equipment (D34/1)
International Classification: 0909;