Closure for a box for straws

- bioMerieux Vitek, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of closure for a box for straws 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;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line VII--VII of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line VIII--VIII of FIG. 2 thereof.

The broken line showing of box for straws is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3148103 September 1964 Gallagher
3511433 May 1970 Andrews et al.
3556337 January 1971 Harmon
3567013 March 1971 Tannenbaum
3645384 February 1972 Wind
3710975 January 1973 Jansen
3784055 January 1974 Anderson
4273249 June 16, 1981 Florian
Patent History
Patent number: D393592
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 1996
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 1998
Assignee: bioMerieux Vitek, Inc. (Hazelwood, MO)
Inventors: Ron Robinson (Bridgeton, MO), Terrance J. McMichael (Kirkwood, MO), Brian Flynn (Glendale Hts., IL), John Hoffman (Chicago, IL), Richard B. Partlow (Naperville, IL), David Rosten (Cambridge, MN)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Attorney: Nicholas I. Slepchuk, Jr.
Application Number: 0/61,824
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9435
International Classification: 0907;