Container and a blank for forming the container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container in a closed position, embodying our new design, as viewed from above showing the top, rear and a side of the container.

FIG. 2 is front elevation view of the container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the container of FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a blank for forming the container of FIG. 1, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the container in an open position, showing a stack of paper positioned in the open container.

FIG. 9 is a side elevation view of the container of FIG. 8, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the container of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view of the container of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the container of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the container of FIG. 8.

The long dash-short dash-long dash lines in the drawings represent fold lines. The dashed lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a container and a blank for forming the container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D548590
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 2003
Date of Patent: Aug 14, 2007
Assignee: Boise White Paper, L.L.C. (Boise, ID)
Inventors: Christopher G. Forthaus (Naperville, IL), George I. Nukuto (Des Plaines, IL), Scott Belliveau (Plainfield, IL), Dale J. Waite (Nampa, ID), James L. Pfaffendorf (Salem, OR)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: Mark A. Goodwin
Attorney: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
Application Number: 29/189,507
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/432; D9/433