Deck box

- Suncast Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a deck box embodying the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the deck box;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the deck box as taken from the right-hand side of FIG. 1, the left-hand side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the deck box;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the deck box;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the deck box;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the deck box; and,

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the deck box similar to FIG. 1, with the box shown in the opened position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D429418
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 21, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 15, 2000
Assignee: Suncast Corporation (Batavia, IL)
Inventors: Thomas A. Tisbo (Barrington Hills, IL), Michael G. Uffner (Naperville, IL), Torrence C. Anderson (Aurora, IL)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Welsh & Katz, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/111,153
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3272; D6/440; Single Occupant Type, I.e., Telephone Booth, Privy, Ticket Booth, Etc. (2) (D25/16); D3/273
International Classification: 0301;