Pill container

- Merck & Co., Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pill container and the like showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation thereof, the left side elevation being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3--3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective thereof, the broken lines showing a pill being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D337725
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 1991
Date of Patent: Jul 27, 1993
Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ)
Inventor: Leo Bunin (Woodbridge, NJ)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Celia A. Murphy
Attorney: Charles M. Caruso
Application Number: 7/706,460
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9341; D/3301; D 3/74; D/9416