Self-venting bottle

Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a self-venting bottle in accord with my design, the opposite side being the mirror image thereof,

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the bottle as taken from the left of FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the bottle as taken from the right of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the bottle of FIG. 1,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the bottle,

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of another embodiment of my self-venting bottle design, the bottle being of a lesser volume and the opposite side being the mirror image of FIG. 6,

FIG. 7 is an elevational view as taken from the left of FIG. 6,

FIG. 8 is an elevational view as taken from the right of FIG. 6,

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the bottle of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view.

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Patent History
Patent number: D429643
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 25, 1997
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 2000
Assignee: Marco Products, Inc. (Adrian, MI)
Inventor: Walter D. Case (Clayton, MI)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Carol Rademaker
Law Firm: Young & Basile, P.C.
Application Number: 0/75,690
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9528
International Classification: 0901;