Bottle

- Tropicana Products, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a bottle showing our design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation thereof, the rear and side elevation are the same except for the neck finish;

FIG. 3 is a partial rear elevational view of the neck finish thereof;

FIG. 4 is a partial left side elevational view of the neck finish thereof;

FIG. 5 is a partial right side elevational view of the neck finish thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second, larger embodiment of a bottle showing our design, the rear and both sides being substantially the same except for the bottle neck;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The characteristic feature of our design resides in the upper stippled bulbous portion resembling a citrus fruit and its surface texture.

The portions of the bottle neck of the second embodiment that are not shown in the drawing do not form part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D67842 July 1925 Mas
D75504 June 1928 Mas
D86155 February 1932 Domont
D109009 March 1938 Dolan
D171010 December 1953 Rioux
D202299 September 1965 De Karr
D245068 July 19, 1977 Ruriani
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Patent History
Patent number: D409091
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 1997
Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc. (Bradenton, FL)
Inventors: Brett Beaver (Muncie, IN), Frank Phillip Hood (Bradenton, FL), Wesley Luther Wasson (Sarasota, FL)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Law Firm: Lockwood, Alex, Fitzgibbon & Cummings
Application Number: 0/73,042
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9538; D9/329; D9/554
International Classification: 0901;