Splash proof vented lid

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a splash proof vented lid showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 6--6 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows along line 7--7 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged partial top plan view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1, shown broken away for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial sectional view of FIG. 8, taken in the direction of the arrows along line 10--10 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of a third embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 11; and

FIG. 16 is a an enlarged partial cross sectional view of FIG. 11, taken in the direction of the arrows along line 16--16 of FIG. 11.

The broken lines showing a container in FIG. 1 are for illustrating environmental use only.

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Patent History
Patent number: D323116
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 1989
Date of Patent: Jan 14, 1992
Assignee: Dart Container Corporation (Mason, MI)
Inventors: Robert C. Dart (Okemos, MI), John R. Darras (Leola, PA)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Miller, Morriss & Pappas
Application Number: 7/367,706
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9447; D/9435; D/9443; D/9454