Base for a plastic food container

- Tenneco Packaging
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a base for a plastic food container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the base for a plastic food container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the base for a plastic food container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view taken from the left side of the base for a plastic food container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the base for a plastic food container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the base for a plastic food container shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view taken from the right side of the base for a plastic food container shown in FIG. 1.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D400394
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 29, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 1998
Assignee: Tenneco Packaging (Evanston, IL)
Inventors: Matthew O. Banach (Lake Zurich, IL), Stephen A. Smith (Naperville, IL), Daniel R. Proper (Downers Grove, IL)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Law Firm: Arnold, White & Durkee
Application Number: 0/61,721
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/73966; D7/388; D7/610
International Classification: 0799;