Metal bottle

- Ball Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the metal bottle;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a metal bottle according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 5.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate the portions of the metal bottle that form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a metal bottle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D858287
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 8, 2018
Date of Patent: Sep 3, 2019
Assignee: Ball Corporation (Broomfield, CO)
Inventor: Linda A. Hines (Westminster, CO)
Primary Examiner: Dana Meyrow
Application Number: 29/636,500
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/500; D9/764