Lid for a container

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lid for a container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5 but showing the tab portion in a depressed drinking position;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary top plan view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a modified form of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view; and

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 12--12 of FIG. 9.

The broken lines showing a container are for illustrating environmental use only.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D267633 January 18, 1983 Christian
3421681 January 1969 Frank
4113135 September 12, 1978 Yamazaki
4187954 February 12, 1980 Striggow
4210272 July 1, 1980 Sequin
4247016 January 27, 1981 Shaw
4350260 September 21, 1982 Prueher
Patent History
Patent number: D274983
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 4, 1981
Date of Patent: Aug 7, 1984
Assignee: Dart Container Corporation (Mason, MI)
Inventors: William A. Dart (Okemos, MI), Kenneth B. Dart (Okemos, MI)
Primary Examiner: Robert C. Spangler
Law Firm: Miller, Morriss & Pappas
Application Number: 6/317,790
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9447; D/9454