Container

- Conopco, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of our container taken from above and the right;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an elevational of the container of FIG. 1 taken from the left side;

FIG. 5 is an elevational of the container of FIG. 1 taken from the right side;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the container of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the container of FIG. 1.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the container that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D953861
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 20, 2020
Date of Patent: Jun 7, 2022
Assignee: Conopco, Inc. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Inventors: Anthony Mele (Hamden, CT), Jared Christian Levi (Southbury, CT), Duncan Reynolds Sherwood (Fairfield, CT), Philip Nigel Bordet-Stead (London), Craig Glass (St Albans), Shih Ling Christina Tang (London), Benjamin Sean Davey (Woking), Jack Christopher McCulloch (London)
Primary Examiner: Christian P. McLean
Application Number: 29/747,270
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/448