Container

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the ornamental design of a container;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof.

The container is usable as a receptacle for gratuities in the form of currency or coins and is generally meant to have the shape of a hop, as used in brewing of beer.

The broken line showing of a handle in FIGS. 1-3, 6 and 7 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D11358 August 1879 Kyser et al.
D73570 October 1927 Huret
D128242 July 1941 Dolphin
D183310 August 1958 Hack
D249438 September 19, 1978 Meier et al.
D281847 December 24, 1985 Laslo
D291280 August 11, 1987 Albright
D343329 January 18, 1994 Ancona
D368661 April 9, 1996 Hiro et al.
D378263 March 4, 1997 Lage
Other references
  • beverage glass(elegance),Libbey Premier catalog for 1973(top). teacup (bottom), Tableware International, Jul. 1985, p. 9.
Patent History
Patent number: D390334
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 3, 1998
Inventor: Judson J. Patterson (Apex, NC)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Law Firm: Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/61,826
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Simulative (D99/37); Simulative (D19/82); D9/335; D9/329; D7/515; D7/536; D7/518
International Classification: 9900;