Trash can

Yang , et al. April 3, 2

Patent Grant D657108

U.S. patent number D657,108 [Application Number D/386,880] was granted by the patent office on 2012-04-03 for trash can. This patent grant is currently assigned to simplehuman, LLC. Invention is credited to Daniel Ballou, Di-Fong Chang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Frank Yang.


United States Patent D657,108
Yang ,   et al. April 3, 2012
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Trash can

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a trash can, as shown and described.
Inventors: Yang; Frank (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Wei; Tzu-Hao (Hacienda Heights, CA), Chang; Di-Fong (Torrance, CA), Ballou; Daniel (Long Beach, CA)
Assignee: simplehuman, LLC (Torrance, CA)
Appl. No.: D/386,880
Filed: March 4, 2011

Current U.S. Class: D34/7
Current International Class: 0909
Field of Search: ;D34/1-11 ;220/908-913,262-264

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Primary Examiner: Ramirez; Cynthia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

Description



FIG. 1 is a top, front, left-side perspective view of a trash can embodying our new design, the indefinite line breaks being omitted from this figure;

FIG. 2 is a top, rear, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The trash can in accordance with the present design can have any length, as indicated by the variable line breaks in FIG. 1, 2, and 5-8. Additionally, all features illustrated in phantom line form no part of the claimed subject matter.

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