Lid for a container

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a lid for a container, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 4--4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 1, the broken lines indicating liquid and a fragmentary cup wall are shown for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of a second embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 11--11 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary top plan view of a fourth embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 13--13 of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a top perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the broken lines indicating a cup are shown for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of the second embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a top perspective view of the third embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 17 is a top perspective view of the fourth embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D285416
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 1983
Date of Patent: Sep 2, 1986
Assignee: Dart Container Corporation (Mason, MI)
Inventors: William A. Dart (Okemos, MI), Kenneth B. Dart (Okemos, MI)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Linda Titolo
Law Firm: Miller, Morriss & Pappas
Application Number: 6/547,020
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9447