Fluid container

- Hewlett Packard
Description

FIG. 1 is bottom, front, and left side perspective view of a fluid container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom, front, and left side perspective view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of FIG. 8 , the rear elevation view being a mirror image;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a bottom, front, and left side perspective view of a third embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view of FIG. 14, the rear elevation view being a mirror image;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 20 is a left side elevation view of a fourth embodiment, the front elevation being identical to FIG. 15, the rear elevation being a mirror image of FIG. 15, and the right side elevation being identical to FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a bottom view of FIG. 20 , the top plan view being identical to FIG. 18;

FIG. 22 is a left side elevation view of a fifth embodiment, the front elevation being identical to FIG. 15, the rear elevation being a mirror image of FIG. 15, and the right side elevation being identical to FIG. 17; and,

FIG. 23 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 22 embodiment, the top plan view being identical to FIG. 18.

Broken lines in FIGS. 1, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, and 23 are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D415790
Type: Grant
Filed: May 22, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 26, 1999
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA)
Inventors: Susan M. Hmelar (Corvallis, OR), Stephen G. Brown (Vancouver, WA), David M. Thorpe (Portland, OR), Jan Hippen (Portland, OR), Glen E. Schmidt (Corvallis, OR)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: Raymond A. Jenski
Application Number: 0/88,448
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (9) (D18/56); Cartridge (347/86)
International Classification: 1802;