Handled trash basket

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a handled tras basket showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

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

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image.

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Patent History
Patent number: D400331
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 1998
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Kevin Rausch (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/80,737
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Refuse Or Trash Equipment (D34/1)
International Classification: 0909;