Insulating container

- YETI Coolers, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a first embodiment of an insulating container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, front perspective view thereof, shown with the handle in extended condition;

FIG. 9 is a top, front perspective view of a second embodiment of an insulating container showing our new design;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a top, front perspective view thereof shown with the handle in extended condition.

The broken lines in the figures depict portions of the insulating container that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines of FIGS. 9-11 and 14-16 represent the boundaries of the design and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an insulating container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1040617
Type: Grant
Filed: May 12, 2022
Date of Patent: Sep 3, 2024
Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC (Austin, TX)
Inventors: Liza Morris (Austin, TX), Andrew J. Winterhalter (Austin, TX), Robert Secker (Austin, TX), Dustin R. Bullock (Austin, TX), Elizabeth Ruchte (Austin, TX), Ryan Nixon (Austin, TX), Derek G. Sullivan (Austin, TX)
Primary Examiner: Janice Patyk
Assistant Examiner: Ji Sun Yoon
Application Number: 29/838,388
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/605; D3/316