Decorative beverage bottle neck

- Coors Brewing Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a decorative beverage bottle neck showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof.

The bottle structure depicted by means of broken lines in FIG. 1 through 4 has been shown for environmental puproses only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D19107 May 1889 Gulden
D47473 June 1915 Reitler
D109914 May 1938 Guthrie
D118330 December 1939 Guthrie
D166454 April 1952 De Sa Cardoso
D233316 October 1974 Brunel
D233979 December 1974 Latorre
D241414 September 1976 Koenigsberg
D267854 February 8, 1983 Witt, Jr.
D288904 March 24, 1987 Weckman
D292371 October 20, 1987 Cooper
D330334 October 20, 1992 Rusnock et al.
4174043 November 13, 1979 Salame et al.
Other references
  • Modern Packaging Encyclopedia, 1948, p. 773. Packaging Encyclopedia, 1985, p. 108. Photograph of nnidentified beer bottle bearing code No. 44-89 (Ex. A).
Patent History
Patent number: D405685
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 23, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1999
Assignee: Coors Brewing Company (Golden, CO)
Inventors: Kevin R. Rusnock (Broomfield, CO), Dale M. Monahan (Lakewood, CO)
Primary Examiner: Martie K. Holtje
Attorney: Klaas, Law, O'Meara & Malkin, P.C.
Application Number: 0/58,805
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9307; D9/549
International Classification: 0901;