Hand-held container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand-held container, from the top, rear and right side thereof;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a sectional as taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional as taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1073233
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 22, 2022
Date of Patent: Apr 29, 2025
Assignee: Bercom International, LLC (Chanhassen, MN)
Inventors: Jeffrey T. Given (St. Paul, MN), Mark W. Bergman (Minnetonka, MN)
Primary Examiner: Joseph Kukella
Assistant Examiner: Arva P Adams
Application Number: 29/831,660
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