Combined bottle and cap

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a combined bottle and cap showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view, the undisclosed opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D401507
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 17, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 24, 1998
Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc. (New York, NY)
Inventors: Frank Gonda (Fairfield, CT), David Scott Laubach (New York, NY), Gregory Alan Lathrop (Manchester, MD), Joyce Lynn Kruse (Baltimore, MD)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Attorney: James J. Farrell
Application Number: 0/69,743
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9529
International Classification: 0901;