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Waste container

Granted 14 Nov 2006 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company

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Inventors: William P. Apps, Cynthia R. Aiken, Roger S. Hsu · Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/207,096
filed 7 Jun 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D532173
granted 14 Nov 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view of a waste container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an alternate rear elevational view thereof, showing the handle rotated 180 degrees;

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view thereof, showing the lid in a slightly raised position; and,

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view thereof, showing the lid in a slightly raised position.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D34/5

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890 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Cynthia E. Ramirez
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USUS-D491328-SS18 Jun 20049 May 2003grantedWaste container
USthis patentUS-D532173-SS114 Nov 20067 Jun 2004grantedWaste container
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CACA-104750-SS17 Nov 20055 Nov 2003grantedWaste container

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