Beverage container

- Hoover Universal, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a beverage container showing our new design as viewed from one side;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is another side elevational view of the beverage container of this invention as viewed from the side opposite the side shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines showing a bottle neck in FIGS. 1 through 4 are for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D391854
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 11, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 1998
Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc. (Plymouth, MI)
Inventors: Donald H. Ankney (Jackson, MI), James R. Conger (Brooklyn, MI), Wendell R. Deaton (Ann Arbor, MI), Scott C. Howland (Blissfield, MI), Mark W. Jenkins (Clinton, MI), Matthew J. Simpson (Clinton, MI), David J. Skala (Saline, MI), Alan W. Vanover (Adrian, MI), David R. Weinberg (Tecumseh, MI)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 0/69,197
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9520; D9/531; D9/564; D9/567
International Classification: 0901;