Container, retaining member and dispensing instrument

- McNeil-PPC, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view our new design of the container, retaining member and dispensing instrument;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; the opposite side elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;and,

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective image thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D416793
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 23, 1999
Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc. (Skillman, NJ)
Inventors: Michael Faughey (Harleysville, PA), Daniel A. Backich (Churchville, PA), M. Simon Freed (North Brunswick, NJ), Brian J. Brozell (Maumee, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Carol Rademaker
Attorney: Joseph F. Leightner
Application Number: 0/95,910
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9338
International Classification: 0903;