Front face having a wooden appearance for a vending machine

- The Coca-Cola Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a front face having a wooden appearance for a vending machine showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a front face having a wooden appearance for a vending machine disclosed in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the front face having a wooden appearance for a vending machine, the left side being identical; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the front face having a wooden appearance for a vending machine, the bottom being identical.

The undisclosed sides of the second embodiment are identical to those of the first embodiment.

The undisclosed rear side forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D194065 November 1962 Gran
D200349 February 1965 Allard et al.
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Other references
  • A&A Company/Parway Machine Corp.; p. 34; Model D24E-II, bottom of page; p. 35, Showcase vending machine, bottom of page, Dec. 1995. Electronics Industries Corp.; items Nos. 5 and 8, Dec. 1978.
Patent History
Patent number: D399879
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 1998
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: Eddie Wayne King (Marietta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Law Firm: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Application Number: 0/73,017