Bottom for a food container

- Tenneco Packaging
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bottom for a food container showing one embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view;

FIG. 4 is a side view;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a bottom for a food container showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 6 is a top view;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view; and,

FIG. 8 is a side view.

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Patent History
Patent number: D422907
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 8, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 2000
Assignee: Tenneco Packaging (Evanston, IL)
Inventors: Michael John A. Sagan (Batavia, IL), Mark A. Erickson (McHenry, IL), Christina M. Tranfaglia (Chicago, IL), Robert S. Schlaupitz (Wadsworth, IL)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Law Firm: Arnold, White & Durkee
Application Number: 0/80,459
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9428; D9/425
International Classification: 0907;