Food carton

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a food carton showing a new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the food carton of FIG. 1 showing an alternate embodiment; and,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the food carton of FIG. 1 showing an alternate embodiment.

In the drawings the dotted lines are for the purpose of illustrating perforations and form part of the claimed design; the dot-dash lines depict the claim boundary and form no part of the claim; and the dash-dash broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating parts of the food carton that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1092204
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 2023
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 2025
Assignee: Inno-Pak, LLC (Delaware, OH)
Inventors: Jonathan D. Sill (Delaware, OH), Steven A. Mayer (Indianapolis, IN)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Joan E. Diehl
Application Number: 29/895,184
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/433