Step-on wastebasket

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a step-on wastebasket showing our 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; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D401028
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 10, 1998
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Richard B. Ahern, Jr. (Akron, OH), Nicole France (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/80,735
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pedal Operated (D34/9)
International Classification: 0909;