Container

- Sonoco Development Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a container according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view therof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a container according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 23 is top plan view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 28 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D428810
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 2000
Assignee: Sonoco Development Inc. (Hartsville, SC)
Inventors: James W. Lowry (Florence, SC), Steve Gendreau (Ackworth, GA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Carol Rademaker
Law Firm: Alston&Bird LLP
Application Number: 0/104,209
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9432; D7/612
International Classification: 0903;