Container lid
This application is also related to U.S. application Ser. No. 18/450,668, filed Aug. 16, 2023 the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The dashed lines in the drawings depict portions of the container lid that form no part of the claimed design. The remaining dashed lines in
Claims
The ornamental design for a container lid as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 2023
Date of Patent: Oct 7, 2025
Assignee: BUZZBALLZ, LLC (Carrollton, TX)
Inventor: Merrilee Kick (Plano, TX)
Primary Examiner: Richard Edgar
Assistant Examiner: David Truong
Application Number: 29/910,146