Handle for a container

Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of the handle for a container, the opposite side being a mirror image, and the container being shown in phantom;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of the handle of FIG. 1 without the container, the opposite side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom view thereof.

The broken line container shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D405691
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1999
Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Tetsuo Takahashi (Soka), Hiroaki Sugiura (Hachioji)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathrn B. Matta
Law Firm: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
Application Number: 0/68,334
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9434
International Classification: 0907;