Fluid container

- Hewlett Packard
Description

FIG. 1 is bottom, front, and left side perspective view of a fluid container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of our new design (the rear elevation is essentially identical to the front);

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of our new design (the left side elevation view being a mirror image of the right side);

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of our new design; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of our new design.

Broken line material of FIGS. 1 and 5, is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D391986
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 29, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 1998
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA)
Inventors: Charles R. Steinmetz (Corvallis, OR), Susan M. Hmelar (Corvallis, OR), Donald R. McClelland (Brush Prairie, WA)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: Raymond A. Jenski
Application Number: 0/61,735
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (9) (D18/56)
International Classification: 1802;