Container

- The Coca-Cola Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top front left side perspective view of a container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D392559
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 19, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 1998
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: James W. Smith (Houston, TX), Mark W. Holmes (Round Lake Beach, IL), Thomas E. Riley, Jr. (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Attorney: Dennis W. Braswell
Application Number: 0/58,558
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9306
International Classification: 0905;