Packaging container for food and beverages

- The Coca-Cola Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packaging container for food and beverages showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a view looking from the left of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a view looking from the right of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view with the tear away panel removed, the top stop means folded in and a beverage cup being shown in broken lines to illustrate environmental use only;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a view looking from the left of FIG. 10; and

FIG. 13 is a view looking from the right of FIG. 10.

The dash lines and dotted lines on the container represent score lines.

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Patent History
Patent number: D284939
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 25, 1983
Date of Patent: Aug 5, 1986
Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta, GA), Rock Tenn (Norcross, GA)
Inventors: George R. Sandish (Annapolis, MD), Henry Wischusen, III (Lilburn, GA), George Nemeskeri (Nova Scotia)
Primary Examiner: Robert C. Spangler
Application Number: 6/526,575
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9346; D/9418; D/9416