Container

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation of the container, the rear elevation is the same;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view, the left side being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines showing the threading on the bottle neck are for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D398538
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 9, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 1998
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: Orlando Fuquen (Trenton, NJ), Adam Sherman (Larchmont, NY), Daniel J. Durham (Toledo, OH)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Attorney: Michael J. McGreal
Application Number: 0/58,165
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9542; D9/569
International Classification: 0901;