Modular waste receptacle

- Safco Products Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a modular waste receptacle according to our first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a modular waste receptacle according to our second embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines represent environmental elements only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a modular waste receptacle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D618415
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 6, 2008
Date of Patent: Jun 22, 2010
Assignee: Safco Products Co. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Steven P. Greseth (St. Michael, MN), Andrew D. Knutson (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia E Ramirez
Attorney: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Application Number: 29/319,329
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Refuse Or Trash Equipment (D34/1)