Shower caddy

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top left front perspective view of another embodiment of a shower caddy embodying my new design;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7; the right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7.

The broken lines as shown in FIGS. 1, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D400745
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 10, 1998
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Nicole France (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/80,334
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6525
International Classification: 0707;