Dish drainer

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D408603
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 19, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 1999
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Vincent L. Haley (Orrville, OH)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Timothy A. Nathan
Application Number: 0/83,901
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Sink Tray, Dish Rack, Mat, Or Drainboard (D32/55)
International Classification: 0705;