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Mop bucket

Granted 8 Aug 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Contico International, Llc · originally Contico International, Inc.

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Inventors: Robert L. Houry, Richard H. Brooks · Examiner: Robin V. Taylor · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
111924
filed 6 Oct 1999
Publication
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US D429396
granted 8 Aug 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mop bucket showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the mop bucket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the mop bucket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the mop bucket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the mop bucket of FIG. 1, the right side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the mop bucket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the mop bucket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a mop bucket showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is another perspective view of the mop bucket of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the mop bucket of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view of the mop bucket of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view of the mop bucket of FIG. 8, the right side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the mop bucket of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the mop bucket of FIG. 8.

The broken line representation of the wheels, the drain spigot, and the handle are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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D32/53

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