Beverage container

- BUZZBALLZ, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a beverage container showing my new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 show portions of the beverage container that form no part of the claimed design.

All other orthogonal views, and all perspective views, of the beverage container are not shown and form no part of the claimed design. Any surface, or any portion of any surface, of the beverage container not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1058370
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 1, 2024
Date of Patent: Jan 21, 2025
Assignee: BUZZBALLZ, LLC (Carrollton, TX)
Inventor: Merrilee Kick (Plano, TX)
Primary Examiner: Keli L Hill
Application Number: 29/950,209
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/500; D9/772