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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image there being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary sectional elevational view thereof; taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D370346
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 11, 1993
Date of Patent: Jun 4, 1996
Assignee: Sterilte Corporation (Townsend, MA)
Inventor: Larry G. Zimmerman (Hollis, NH)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Attorney: Donald Brown
Application Number: 0/4,721
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3314; D/9425