Stackable and nestable one part container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a stackable and nestable one part container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top plan thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 2-8 are shown on an enlarged scale.

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Patent History
Patent number: D381203
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 1996
Date of Patent: Jul 22, 1997
Assignee: Rehrig-Pacific Company, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Jeffrey Robert Ackermann (Manhattan Beach, CA), William Patrick Apps (Alpharetta, GA), Glenn McCord Phillips (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/50,286
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3307
International Classification: 0301;