Bowl lid

- Rubbermaid Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a bowl lid showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, shown at a reduced scale;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

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

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown at a reduced scale.

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Patent History
Patent number: D417817
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 21, 1999
Assignees: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH), Amway Corporation (Ada, MI)
Inventors: Christopher Loew (Palo Alto, CA), John Stoddard (Ben Lomond, CA)
Primary Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/89,196
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/73921; D7/543
International Classification: 0701;