Shelf

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

Latest Rubbermaid Incorporated Patents:

Skip to: Description  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom right front perspective view of a shelf showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D131638 July 1942 Marchand
D245744 September 13, 1977 Brooks
D249618 September 26, 1978 Oxenhandler
D280583 September 17, 1985 Evenson
D288160 February 10, 1987 Maroney et al.
D312545 December 4, 1990 Dohn
D330652 November 3, 1992 Goetz
D330819 November 10, 1992 Dickinson
D341967 December 7, 1993 Cohn
D344382 February 15, 1994 Conaway et al.
D347131 May 24, 1994 Wolff
D362138 September 12, 1995 Sagol
D383339 September 9, 1997 Grosfillex
D384226 September 30, 1997 Goetz
D385132 October 21, 1997 Sagol
D385140 October 21, 1997 Whitehead et al.
D385444 October 28, 1997 Welch et al.
D388267 December 30, 1997 Newkirk et al.
3053558 September 1962 Challas, Jr. et al.
3734032 May 1973 Kovacik
4099472 July 11, 1978 Kellogg
4145977 March 27, 1979 Yellin
4467927 August 28, 1984 Nathan
4593825 June 10, 1986 Hepp
4615278 October 7, 1986 Cabrelli
4621740 November 11, 1986 Lang
4706576 November 17, 1987 James
4815394 March 28, 1989 Ettlinger et al.
4843975 July 4, 1989 Welsch et al.
4892044 January 9, 1990 Welsch
4940150 July 10, 1990 Spengler
4953719 September 4, 1990 Spamer
5158187 October 27, 1992 Taub
5303645 April 19, 1994 Meacham
5706737 January 13, 1998 Whitehead et al.
5709158 January 20, 1998 Wareheim
Other references
  • Package, Shelk; Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co., 2700 Oak Industrial Drive, N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505. Publication date 1994. Pp. 4, 7, 9 and 12; Shelves; Hirsh Company, 8051 Central Park Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Publication date 1993. Packaging, Plano Molding Company, 431 East South Street, Plano, Illinois 60545. Published at least as early as Mar., 1998. Pp. 16, 17 and 18, Shelves; Contico International, Inc., 1101 Warson Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63132. Publication date 1992. Catalog page, Shelf; Rubbermaid Incorporated, 1147 Akron Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691. Publication date 1997.
Patent History
Patent number: D406713
Type: Grant
Filed: May 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 1999
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: David A. Houk, Jr. (Norton, OH), Kenneth W. Hull (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Linda Brooks
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Timothy A. Nathan
Application Number: 0/88,525
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6511
International Classification: 0604;