Food container or the like

- Dart Industries Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a food container or the like showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation thereof, the rear elevation being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation thereof, the right side elevation being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a sectional elevation taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a sectional elevation taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a modified form of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation of FIG. 8, the rear side elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation of FIG. 8, the right side elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 13 is a sectional elevation taken along line 13--13 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a sectional elevation taken along line 14--14 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a second modified form of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a front elevation of FIG. 15, the rear elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevation of FIG. 15, the right side elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 20 is a sectional elevation taken along line 20--20 of FIG. 16; and

FIG. 21 is a sectional elevation taken along line 21--21 of FIG. 16.

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D239695 April 1976 Fier, Jr.
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Other references
  • Tupperware Cat. 10-1984, p. 3, Square Container. Tupperware Cat., 6-1986, p. 5, Item No. 58. Tupperware Cat., 9-1984, p. 9, Item No. B80 and B85.
Patent History
Patent number: D319978
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 18, 1988
Date of Patent: Sep 17, 1991
Assignee: Dart Industries Inc. (Deerfield, IL)
Inventor: Martin J. Wolff (North Providence, RI)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Attorney: John A. Doninger
Application Number: 7/275,022
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9431; D/9424