Box

Description

The file of this patent contains at least one photograph executed in color. Copies of the patent with color photographs(s) will be provided by the Patent and Trademark Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a box showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a view of a first face of said box; and,

FIG. 3 is a view of a second face of said box.

The third face, fourth face and the end views of the box form no part of the claimed design.

The dentifrice box includes a hologram on the four edges of two faces of the box and within the pattern of the stars and word `WHITENING` and around the word `AQUAFRESH.RTM.`. The varying stages of the appearance and pattern of colors of the hologram are not identified by the photographs, but are shown on the sample in the patented file.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D70312 June 1926 Boehm
D90803 October 1933 Cummings
D134733 January 1943 Farrel
D265886 August 24, 1982 Caputo
D311685 October 30, 1990 Tozawa
1544499 June 1925 Sunderman
2041932 May 1936 Hutchins, Jr.
3062430 November 1962 Rutledge
3446342 May 1969 Michel
Other references
  • Moden Packaging, p. 909, Vanilla Box, 1948.
Patent History
Patent number: D420910
Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 1995
Date of Patent: Feb 22, 2000
Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation (Philadelphia, PA)
Inventors: Jeffrey W. Brown (Pittsburgh, PA), Scott Paul Martin (Cranberry Township, PA), Lawrence J. Stuppi (Bellevue, PA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Nanda Bondade
Attorneys: Nora Stein-Fernandez, Janice E. Williams, Charles M. Kinzig
Application Number: 0/39,045
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9432
International Classification: 0903;