Base for a food container

- Tenneco Packaging
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a base for a food container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is right side elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D379587
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 1995
Date of Patent: Jun 3, 1997
Assignee: Tenneco Packaging (Evanston, IL)
Inventors: Timothy S. Goins (Evanston, IL), Stephen A. Smith (Naperville, IL), Matthew O. Banach (Lake Zurich, IL), Daniel R. Proper (Downers Grove, IL)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Law Firm: Arnold, White & Durkee
Application Number: 0/46,468
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9429
International Classification: 0907;