Food packaging container

- General Mills, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a food packaging container according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the food packaging container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the food packaging container;

FIG. 5 a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an upper right perspective view of a food packaging container.

The broken lines in FIG. 7 illustrate a hang tab for the food packaging container that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1021618
Type: Grant
Filed: May 13, 2022
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 2024
Assignee: General Mills, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: James F. Popp, III (Crystal, MN), Ryan Dewig (Haubstadt, IN), Donald A. Scott (Evansville, IN), Lucas Hobson (Evansville, IN), Matthew Clarence Menke (Evansville, IN)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Assistant Examiner: Haley K Schnebele
Application Number: 29/838,533
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/425; D9/761