Vertical storage container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a vertical storage container showing my new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D421840
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 8, 1999
Date of Patent: Mar 28, 2000
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Anthony Demore (Copley, OH)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/100,242
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3273; Swinging (D34/8)
International Classification: 0301;