Bottle carrier

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevationalview thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image.

The broken line showing of environment in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D414930
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 10, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 1999
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Kevin Rausch (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Timothy A. Nathan
Application Number: 0/83,465
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3229
International Classification: 0301;