Product storage bin

- Walmart Apollo, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a product storage bin of our new design

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the product storage bin of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view of the product storage bin of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the product storage bin of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the product storage bin of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the product storage bin of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the product storage bin of FIG. 1.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the product storage bin that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a product storage bin, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D904030
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 3, 2017
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 2020
Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (Bentonville, AR)
Inventors: Michael L. Piccininni (Nobleton), Remon Hanna (Milton), Abiy Wubneh (Edmonton), Kevin R. McTavish (Sherwood Park), Brett T. Gibson (Caledon), Eddy Saihung Tai (Richmond Hill)
Primary Examiner: Susan E Krakower
Assistant Examiner: Jerry Shiuan-Hua Hsu
Application Number: 29/599,435
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/304