Container with lid
FIG. 1 is a top and side perspective view of a first embodiment of a container with lid, showing my new design, the shading indicting contour only and not being a feature of the design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a third embodiment thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of a fourth embodiment thereof;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged elevational view of a fragment thereof encircled in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of a fifth embodiment thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the container of FIG. 6, the bottom plan view of all the containers being identical, and all the containers being figures of revolution about a vertical axis, apart from the projections on the bottoms thereof;
FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of a lid for a set of containers according to the invention;
FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8 but rotated 90.degree. about a vertical axis;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view taken from the top of FIG. 8; and,
FIG. 11 is a view similar to FIG. 6 but with the container rotated 90.degree. about a vertical axis.
The lid is the same for all the containers.
The difference between FIG. 1 and the alternate embodiments is the varying sizes. The lid is shown separately in FIGS. 8-11 for clarity of illustration.
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2000
Assignee: Artel Industries Limited (Palmerston North)
Inventor: Giovanni Arduini (Milan)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Law Firm: Young & Thompson
Application Number: 0/95,576
International Classification: 0902;