Drink spout for a container

- AptarGroup, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the drink spout for a container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the drink spout for a container showing my new design with an attached, open, flat top lid shown in broken lines;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 6, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the drink spout for a container showing my new design with an attached, open, slant top lid shown in broken lines and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 9, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image.

The broken line showing of a lid is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D223900 June 1972 Douglas
D292489 October 27, 1987 Kowollik et al.
D292882 November 24, 1987 Gross
D310786 September 25, 1990 Lay et al.
D318231 July 16, 1991 Lay et al.
D319981 September 17, 1991 Sledge
5642824 July 1, 1997 Hess, III et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
692/93 October 1993 SEX
Other references
  • Photographs 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, and 1-D of a first closure; Photographs 2-A, 2-B, 2-C, and 2-D of a second closure; Photographs 3-A, 3-B, 3-C, and 3-D of a third closure; Photographs 4-A, 4-B, 4-C, and 4-D of a fourth closure; Photographs 5-A, 5-B, 5-C, and 5-D of a fifth closure; Photographs 6-A, 6-B, 6-C, and 6-D of a sixth closure; Photographs 7-A, 7-B, 7-C, and 7-D of a seventh closure; and Photographs 8-A, 8-B, 8-C, and 8-D of an eighth closure. Subject matter therein was in use prior to the filing of the application.
Patent History
Patent number: D399744
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 26, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 1998
Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc. (Crystal Lake, IL)
Inventor: Richard A. Gross (Oconomowoc, WI)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Law Firm: Rockey, Milnamow & Katz, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/72,944
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9447
International Classification: 0907;