Base for a plastic food container

- Tenneco Packaging Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a base for a plastic food container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the base for a plastic food container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the base for a plastic food container shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the base for a plastic food container shown in FIG. 1.

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  • Tenneco Packaging Specialty Products Catalog, Summer of 1996. Ultra Pac Catalog, "Ultra Fresh.TM. Bakery Containers", Ultra Pac, Inc., Rogers, Minnesota, Mar. 1995, pp. 1-9. Mobile Brochure "Mobile DuraView.TM. Bakery Containers", Mobile Chemical Plastics Division, 1993, 4 pages. Mobile Brochure "ClearView.TM. Containers", Mobile Chemical Plastics Division, 8 pages. PCOA Brochure "Showcake.RTM. Packaging", PCA Specialty Packaging Group, Northbrook, Illinois, Feb. 1995, four pages. PCA Product Sheet "Sweet Treats for Special Times", PCA, Specialty Packaging Group, Northbrook, Illinois, Dec. 1994, one sheet. PCA Brochure, "Showcake.RTM. Packaging", PCA Specialty Packaging Group, Northbrook, Illinois, Feb. 1995, 4 pages. Ultra Pac Product Sheet, "Ultra Fresh.TM. Bakery Containers", Ultra Pac, Inc., Rogers, Minnesota, one sheet.
Patent History
Patent number: D393801
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 29, 1996
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 1998
Assignee: Tenneco Packaging Inc. (Evanston, IL)
Inventors: Thomas J. Hayes (Wauconda, IL), Tom Rowe (Palatine, IL), Stephen A. Smith (Naperville, IL)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Law Firm: Arnold, White & Durkee
Application Number: 0/61,736
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9429
International Classification: 0907;