Container bottom

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view 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; and,

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

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D398528
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 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: 0/69,720
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9434
International Classification: 0907;