Fluid container cap

- Hewlett Packard
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Description

FIG. 1 is bottom, front, and left side perspective view of a fluid container cap showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of our new design, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view of our new design;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of our new design;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of our new design;

FIG. 6 is a bottom, front, and left side perspective view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of FIG. 6, the rear elevation view being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 6.

Broken line material of the Figures is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D428915
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 2000
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA)
Inventors: Susan M. Hmelar (Berlin), Stephen G. Brown (Vancouver, WA), David M. Thorpe (Portland, OR), Jan Hippen (Portland, OR), Glen E. Schmidt (Corvallis, OR), Kevin Ronald Ryczek (Methuen, MA)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: Raymond A. Jenski
Application Number: 0/100,096
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (9) (D18/56); Cartridge (347/86)
International Classification: 1802;