Food storage container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a food storage container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, the review view being a mirror image of the front view;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The features shown in broken lines are portions of the food storage container or environmental subject matter to the food storage container forming no part of the claimed design. The features shown in long dash-short dash bolded broken lines indicate the bounds of the claimed design and otherwise form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D917237
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 21, 2019
Date of Patent: Apr 27, 2021
Assignee: TUESDAY MORNING PARTNERS, LTD. (Dallas, TX)
Inventor: Timothy J. Bennett (Colorado Springs, CO)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia R Underwood
Application Number: 29/695,728
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/610