Cover for a food container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cover for a food container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view; and,

FIG. 4 is a side view.

The broken lines in the drawing are for illustrative purpose and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D420285
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 8, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 2000
Assignee: Tenneco Packaging Specialty and Consumer Products, Inc. (Evanston, IL)
Inventors: Michael John A. Sagan (Batavia, IL), Mark A. Erickson (McHenry, IL), Christina M. Tranfaglia (Chicago, IL), Robert S. Schlaupitz (Wadsworth, IL)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Law Firm: Arnold White & Durkee
Application Number: 0/80,403
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9429; D9/428; D9/435
International Classification: 0907;