Container with lid

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a container with lid showing my 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; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D391762
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 1998
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Richard B. Ahern, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/57,347
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3302; D9/424; D9/425
International Classification: 0301;