Basket

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a basket showing our new design; the broken lines are for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

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

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top left front perspective view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D421336
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 1999
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 2000
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Anthony Demore (Copley, OH), Patrick Douglas (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Weingart
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/106,256
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3314; D3/201; D3/304; Bucket, Pail, Or Attachment Therefor (D32/53)
International Classification: 0301;