Vacuum panel container

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vacuum panel container showing our new design, the rear elevation is the same except for the conventional screw threading on the neck;

FIG. 2 is top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view; and,

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken along the lines 4--4 in FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D352245
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 18, 1993
Date of Patent: Nov 8, 1994
Assignee: Continental Pet Technologies, Inc. (Florence, KY)
Inventors: Suppayan M. Krishnakumar (Nashua, NH), Wayne N. Collette (Merrimack, NH), David P. Piccioli (Auburn, NH)
Primary Examiner: Lucy J. Lieberman
Law Firm: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks
Application Number: 0/4,990
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9538; D/9553