Twist top food container lid

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Description

FIG. 1 is an top right front perspective view of a twist top food container lid, showing my new design. The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D369942
Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 1995
Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Richard B. Ahern, Jr. (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/39,077
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7391; D/9447