Trash can

- simplehuman, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left-side perspective view of a trash can embodying our design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right-side elevation view thereof, the left-side elevation view being a mirror image of the right-side elevation view;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line shown in FIG. 3 is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the trash can and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a trash can, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D672520
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 20, 2012
Date of Patent: Dec 11, 2012
Assignee: simplehuman, LLC (Torrance, CA)
Inventors: Frank Yang (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Myk Lum (Irvine, CA), Adam Wade (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Attorney: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Application Number: 29/411,482
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Closure (D34/7)