Container

- Rock-Tenn Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a birds-eye perspective view of a container formed of a thin sheet of transparent material, with a lid shown in phantom lines which forms no part of the claimed design, exploded away and disposed above the container;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the container of FIG. 1, the bottom view of which is substantially identical and therefore not shown;

FIG. 3 is a front side elevational view of the container as viewed in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 11—11 in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 5 is a birds-eye perspective view of the second embodiment of my new design, formed of a thin sheet of opaque material, with a lid shown in phantom lines which forms no part of the claimed design, exploded away and disposed above the container.

Claims

The ornamental design for a container, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3545642 December 1970 Swett
D392882 March 31, 1998 Pfirrmann, Jr. et al.
D412115 July 20, 1999 D'Andrea
5925390 July 20, 1999 Kornacki
D415421 October 19, 1999 McCann
D415422 October 19, 1999 McCann
5960982 October 5, 1999 Perlis et al.
Other references
  • Rock-Tenn CompanyPlastic Packaging Division; “Premium Product Presentation”; 6-99/10,000/IVY; Stock Lines Chicago Plastics, 2607 N. 15 th Avenue, Frankling Park, IL, 60131; Eight (8) pages—Publication date at least as early as Feb. 14, 2001.
  • Rock-Tenn Company; “Crystalware Light Gauge Tubs”; 2-97/2000/ICON 92.5/PH; One (1) page—Publication date at least as early as Feb. 14, 2001.
Patent History
Patent number: D478812
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 14, 2001
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 2003
Assignee: Rock-Tenn Company (Norcross, GA)
Inventor: John Kerry Hobbs (McDonough, GA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Daniel Bui
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Vaibhav P. Kadaba, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Application Number: 29/137,188
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/428
International Classification: 0903;