Paint can

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a paint can showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

The side opposite to that shown in FIG. 3 is identical thereto.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D3376 February 1869 Pratt
D5022 June 1871 Evenden
D217231 April 1970 Pashman
D278976 May 28, 1985 Morikawa
746733 December 1903 McDonald
3128905 April 1964 Hesslein
Foreign Patent Documents
1355692 February 1964 FRX
388844 March 1933 GBX
Other references
  • Modern Packaging Encyclopedia, 1948, p. 660, square can, top photo, can in upper corner. Freund Can Company Catalog, No. 63, p. 4, Square cans. Freund Can Company Catalog No. 63, p. 6, Lithographed can for chemicals, top left. Symbol Sourcebook by Henry Dreyfus, copyright 1972, p. 105, symbol for uranium.
Patent History
Patent number: D372197
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 17, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 30, 1996
Inventor: James M. Gough (Sierra Vista, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Attorneys: Harold H. Dutton, Jr., W. Charles L. Jamison, Diane F. Liebman
Application Number: 0/41,535
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9532; D9/307; D9/560