Storage container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a storage container in a closed configuration according to the present design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view of the storage container in a closed configuration of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view the storage container in a closed configuration of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the storage container in a closed configuration of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the storage container in a closed configuration of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the storage container in a closed configuration of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the storage container in a closed configuration of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the storage container in a closed configuration of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a top front perspective view of the storage container of FIG. 1 in an open configuration.

FIG. 10 is a left side view of the storage container in an open configuration of FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is a front view the storage container in an open configuration of FIG. 9.

FIG. 12 is a top view of the storage container in an open configuration of FIG. 9.

FIG. 13 is a bottom rear perspective view of the storage container in an open configuration of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 14 is a top front perspective view of the storage container of FIG. 9 as a part of a storage container assembly.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the storage container that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1135382
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2023
Date of Patent: Jul 21, 2026
Assignee: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (Minnetonka, MN)
Inventors: Jennie Audrey Ehlert (Wayzata, MN), Andrew Tsong-Bo Cheng (Golden Valley, MN), Emre Charles Adabag (Minneapolis, MN), Samantha Roberta Detor (Wayzata, MN)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Jessica M Gebhart
Application Number: 29/916,810
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/203.1; D3/273