Beverage can with rounded profile and football surface ornamentation

- Coors Brewing Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage can with rounded profile and football surface ornamnetation showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The end structure depicted by means of broken lines in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7, has been shown for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D389734
Type: Grant
Filed: May 20, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 27, 1998
Assignee: Coors Brewing Company (Golden, CO)
Inventors: Robert H. Schultz (Golden, CO), William A. Sedgeley (Golden, CO)
Primary Examiner: Martie Thompson
Attorney: Klaas, Law, O'Meara & Malkin, P.C.
Application Number: 0/70,975
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9307; D21/204; D7/515; D9/518
International Classification: 0901;