Food container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a food container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view there; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D420859
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 22, 2000
Assignees: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH), Amway Corporation (Ada, MI)
Inventors: Christopher Loew (Palo Alto, CA), John Stoddard (Ben Lomond, CA)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell I Siegel
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/89,193
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7601
International Classification: 0701;