Wastebasket with liner bag lock

Description

FIG. 1 is a first side elevational view of a cardboard or plastic wastebasket showing my new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a second side elevational view thereof, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof showing flaps of the liner bag lock open to grasp part of a liner bag shown by broken lines; and,

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the lines 6--6 of FIG. 5.

The broken line disclosing a liner bag is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D189729 February 1961 Ebstein
D343485 January 18, 1994 Hampshire
4027774 June 7, 1977 Cote
4338979 July 13, 1982 Dow
4723740 February 9, 1988 Courtmanche
4955496 September 11, 1990 Nelson
5261553 November 16, 1993 Mueller et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D401383
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 21, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 17, 1998
Inventor: Donald A. Gish (Antioch, CA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorney: Linval B. Castle
Application Number: 0/61,432
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Refuse Or Trash Equipment (D34/1)
International Classification: 0909;