Bottom of foil container

- Tenneco Packaging
Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a bottom of a foil container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 4 is a partial bottom plan view, shown at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 5 is a section, shown at a further enlarged scale taken generally along line 5--5 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a section, shown at a further enlarged scale taken generally along line 6--6 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a section, shown at a further enlarged scale taken generally along line 7--7 in FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 8 is a section, shown at a further enlarged scale taken generally along line 8--8 in FIG. 4.

Portions of the container are shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D418058
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 28, 1999
Assignee: Tenneco Packaging (Evanston, IL)
Inventors: Chadd R. Chatterton (Kenosha, WI), Thomas J. Hayes (Wauconda, IL), Michael J. A. Sagan (Batavia, IL)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Law Firm: Arnold White & Durkee
Application Number: 0/76,314
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9434; D9/431; D7/359
International Classification: 0907;