Filtration bottle with cap

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view a filtration bottle with cap showing our new design;

FIG. 2 shows a side elevational view of an alternate embodiment of FIG. 1, with the only difference being that the cap is transparent; and,

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D433729
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 1999
Date of Patent: Nov 14, 2000
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Malcolm Daniel Poirier (Marietta, GA), Paul Metaxatos (Collinsville, CT), David Mathieu (Middleton, CT), Jeffrey Eldon Fish (Dacula, GA), Kevin Peter McGrath (Alpharetta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Attorneys: Nancy M. Klembus, Esq., Christos S. Kyriakou, Esq.
Application Number: 0/110,112
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter Or Strainer (2) (D23/209); D7/507
International Classification: 2301;