Drink can

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view illustrating a drink can.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view illustrating the drink can of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the drink can of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the drink can of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the drink can of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the drink can of FIG. 1.

The drink can is shown with dot-dash symbolic breaks in its length in FIGS. 1-3 and 6. It is understood that patentability is based only on those portions of the article that are shown in solid lines, and the appearance of any portion of the article between the break forms no part of the claimed design.

The portions of the drink can shown in broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design. The portions of the drink can shown in broken lines having unequal length segments illustrate the boundary of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a drink can as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1056724
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 2022
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 2025
Assignees: ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A. (Brussels), ENVASES UNIVERSALES DE MÉXICO SAPI DE CV (Mexico City)
Inventors: Jan De Smet (Leuven), David Lieb (Beulah, CO)
Primary Examiner: Keli L Hill
Application Number: 29/843,623
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/772