Container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of a container, showing the new design fully assembled;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, back, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the container, with an upper section removed, showing an upper tray, a lower tray and a lower section;

FIG. 10 is a top, back, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the container, with the upper section and the upper tray removed, showing the lower tray and the lower section;

FIG. 21 is a top, back, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a top, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a bottom, back, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the upper tray for the container, shown separately for completeness of illustration;

FIG. 32 is a top, back, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a top, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a top, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a bottom, back, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a bottom, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a bottom, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the lower tray for the container, shown separately for completeness of illustration;

FIG. 46 is a top, back, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a top, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a top, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a bottom, back, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a bottom, front, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a bottom, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 52 is a bottom, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 54 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 55 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 56 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 57 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 58 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 59 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of the lower section of the container, the top section being identical, shown separately for completeness of illustration;

FIG. 60 is a top, back, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 61 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 62 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 63 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 64 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 65 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 66 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 67 is a bottom view thereof.

The claim is directed toward a collective appearance of the articles shown.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1131199
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 7, 2022
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 2026
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, VA)
Inventors: Andrew T Peeler (Richmond, VA), Christopher Simpson (Richmond, VA), Terry Bache (Richmond, VA), Evan A Hutker (Dedham, MA), Aniket K Warade (Boston, MA)
Primary Examiner: George J Ulsh
Assistant Examiner: Amanda Kay Birdwell
Application Number: 29/867,741
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/432; D9/456; D9/749; D9/737