Package for an elongated article

- The Mead Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is an perspective view of a package for an elongated article showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of one side of thereof, with the carton in collapsed condition;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the opposite side thereof, with the carton in collapsed condition; and,

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof shown in an unfolded condition.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are for illustrative purposes only, comprise trademarks of the Coca-Cola Company, and form no part of the claim.

Referenced Cited
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D197737 March 1964 Schultheiss
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D357626 April 25, 1995 Snow et al.
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5027947 July 2, 1991 Reighart
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Patent History
Patent number: D389401
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 20, 1998
Assignee: The Mead Corporation (Dayton, OH)
Inventor: John M. Holley, Jr. (Lawrenceville, GA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Attorney: Michael V. Drew
Application Number: 0/57,080
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9415; D9/416
International Classification: 0907;