Flexible container

- Amway Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front, elevational view of the flexible container design of my invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side of which is a mirror image thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D53445 June 1919 Humphrey
D57312 March 1921 Connor
D58072 June 1921 Corey
D60286 January 1922 Eberhart
D60288 January 1922 Eberhart
D76539 October 1928 Harpfer
D92148 May 1934 McGiveran
D136477 October 1943 Roselle
D196329 September 1963 Weckesser
D230137 January 1974 Bettonica
D234077 January 1975 Peterson
D256331 August 12, 1980 Gindek et al.
D261107 October 6, 1981 Harris
D261108 October 6, 1981 Harris
D261231 October 13, 1981 Grip
D261232 October 13, 1981 Grip
D280138 August 13, 1985 Bakic
D280139 August 13, 1985 Bakic
D285174 August 19, 1986 Teschner
D324332 March 3, 1992 Siefert et al.
D328246 July 28, 1992 Nottingham et al.
D352662 November 22, 1994 McIlvain
4116350 September 26, 1978 Allasia
4527699 July 9, 1985 Namba et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
512348 September 1979 JPX
513687 October 1979 JPX
522955 February 1980 JPX
522952 February 1980 JPX
522953 February 1980 JPX
522954 February 1980 JPX
532607 May 1980 JPX
535147 July 1980 JPX
548181 January 1981 JPX
577006 May 1982 JPX
513687-1 August 1982 JPX
587064 November 1982 JPX
628670 July 1984 JPX
628734 July 1984 JPX
633965 September 1984 JPX
690331 October 1986 JPX
690450 October 1986 JPX
691191 November 1986 JPX
691191-1 November 1986 JPX
691191-2 November 1986 JPX
691212 November 1986 JPX
691812 November 1986 JPX
692459 November 1986 JPX
691645 November 1986 JPX
697258 January 1987 JPX
691212-2 August 1987 JPX
691212-1 August 1987 JPX
737945 July 1988 JPX
739408 July 1988 JPX
739473 July 1988 JPX
790750 June 1990 JPX
791138 July 1990 JPX
791168 July 1990 JPX
793044 August 1990 JPX
794882 September 1990 JPX
798706 October 1990 JPX
822090 November 1991 JPX
822101 November 1991 JPX
822584-1 November 1991 JPX
822584-2 November 1991 JPX
826653 January 1992 JPX
826395 January 1992 JPX
833193 March 1992 JPX
834145 April 1992 JPX
834143 April 1992 JPX
822584-3 February 1993 JPX
867817 May 1993 JPX
868671 May 1993 JPX
868671-1 May 1993 JPX
869478 May 1993 JPX
Other references
  • Drug & Cosmetics Industry, Jan. 1989, p. 56, (Vidal Sassoon Solutions Container). Lord & Taylor Catalog, Nov. 1992, p. 6, (Fendi Tube).
Patent History
Patent number: D397608
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 22, 1994
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 1998
Assignee: Amway Corporation (Ada, MI)
Inventor: Trevor Fiore (Dana Point, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Cheri Cohen
Law Firm: Warner Norcross & Judd
Application Number: 0/20,283
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9302; D9/520; D9/521; D9/529
International Classification: 0901;