Collapsible bottle

- The Coca-Cola Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and side perspective view of the collapsible bottle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view, the right side elevational view is a mirror image thereto except for the conventional screw threading on the neck;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the collapsible bottle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the collapsible bottle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the collapsible bottle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the collapsible bottle of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a top, front, and side perspective view of the collapsible bottle in a dispensing position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D375048
Type: Grant
Filed: May 18, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 29, 1996
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Marshall Barrash (Atlanta, GA), William Credle, Jr. (Stone Mtn., GA)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Law Firm: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Application Number: 0/39,474
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9525; D9/301