Dust pan

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom right front perspective view of a dust pan showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is a bottom right front perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a dust pan showing our new design;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the alternate embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the alternate embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the alternate embodiment; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of the alternate embodiment; and,

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of the alternate embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D393120
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 8, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 1998
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Brian Leonard (Durham, NC), Kathryn King McEntee (Beaufort, NC)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/58,110
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dust Pan Or Crumb Collector (D32/74); 15/2571
International Classification: 0705;