Step tool box

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the step tool box showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The bottom of claimed design is plain and unornamented

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Patent History
Patent number: D411351
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 22, 1999
Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc. (Waterloo, IA)
Inventors: Steven Frederick Kohagen (Waverly, IA), Fred Philip Ritchie (Waterloo, IA), Deonna Jene Fritz (LaPorte, IA)
Primary Examiner: Louis G. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Catherine R. Olner
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/77,410
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3281; D3/274; D3/276; D3/291; D3/905
International Classification: 0301;