Container

- Sonoco Products Company
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the container shown on an enlarged scale, the rear elevational view is the same;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the container on the larger scale, the opposite side elevational view is the same;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the container on the larger scale; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the container on the larger scale.

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Patent History
Patent number: D382446
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 22, 1995
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 1997
Assignee: Sonoco Products Company (Hartsville, SC)
Inventor: John Ellis Bacon (Hartsville, SC)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Law Firm: Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson, P.A.
Application Number: 0/46,976
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7587; D7/509
International Classification: 0701;