Cart body

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a cart body showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D398128
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 24, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1998
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Glen A. Laivins (Reynoldsburg, OH), Kenneth T. Laivins (Reynoldsburg, OH), Jon Mandell (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/74,093
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D34/27); Fully Enclosed Compartment (D34/25)
International Classification: 1202;