Octagonal container with pinch grip

- Ball Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation of an octagonal container with pinch grip in accordance with my design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the octagonal with pinch grip shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the octagonal container with pinch grip shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation of the octagonal container with pinch grip shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation of the octagonal container with pinch grip as seen from the right side of FIG. 1, the left side elevation is a mirror image thereto; and,

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the octagonal container with pinch grip shown in FIG. 5 taken along line 6--6.

The broken lines showing the neck finish in FIG. 1, 4 and 5 are for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402896
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 24, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1998
Assignee: Ball Corporation (Muncie, IN)
Inventor: George A. Conrad (Alpharetta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Law Firm: Locke Reyonlds
Application Number: 0/81,189
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9543; D9/520; D9/559
International Classification: 0901;