Container bottom

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the container bottom;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the container bottom of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is side elevational view of the container bottom of FIG. 1, all other side elevational views being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the container bottom of FIG. 1, taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the container bottom of FIG. 1, taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the container bottom;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the container bottom of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is side elevational view of the container bottom of FIG. 6, all other side elevational views being identical thereto;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the container bottom of FIG. 6, taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the container bottom of FIG. 6, taken along line 10--10 of FIG. 7.

The broken line showing of the remainder of the container in FIGS. 1 and 6, and the interior surface of the container in FIGS. 4, 5, 9 and 10 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D391482
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 15, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 1998
Assignee: Anheuser-Busch Incorporated (St. Louis, MO)
Inventors: David J. Wiemann (O'Fallon, MO), John W. Cooley (Hazelwood, MO)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Law Firm: Sidley & Austin
Application Number: 0/58,475
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9434
International Classification: 0907;