Base cup for a bottle

- Sewell Plastics, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a base cup for a bottle, showing our new design, the broken lines showing a bottle are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, all sides being identical;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary, enlarged sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line 6-6 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1, the only difference being the configuration of the upper edge of the cup;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary, enlarged sectional view of FIG. 7 similar to FIG. 6.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D230953 March 1974 Edwards
D267233 December 14, 1982 Aoki
3363546 January 1968 Johnson
3616032 October 1971 Kugler
3927782 December 1975 Edwards
4241839 December 30, 1980 Alberghini
4331246 May 25, 1982 Sorensen
4355728 October 26, 1982 Yoshino et al.
4436216 March 13, 1984 Chang
4438856 March 27, 1984 Chang
4573597 March 4, 1986 Adams et al.
4609418 September 2, 1986 Yoshino et al.
Other references
  • Packaging Review, 11/1980, Cover pic of Bottles. Packaging, 9/1985, p. 15, pic of Coke Bottles.
Patent History
Patent number: D310028
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 6, 1987
Date of Patent: Aug 21, 1990
Assignee: Sewell Plastics, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Charles M. Brandt (Douglasville, GA), Stephen R. Lynn (Douglasville, GA)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Assistant Examiner: Sandra Morris
Law Firm: Barnes & Thornburg
Application Number: 7/35,155
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9434