Container with domed inner cover

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Description

The ornamental design of this invention is a container having a pop-up dispensing opening within a domed inner cover. The domed inner cover is covered by the container lid when the lid is closed. The dispensing opening within the domed inner cover comprises a flexible material with one or more slits through which sheets, such as wet wipes, are dispensed. The doomed inner cover is preferably pitched slightly toward the front of the container and with an oval-shaped window of a flexible material having a star-shaped slit configuration.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container with domed inner cover, showing the new design with the lid open.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the container of FIG. 1 with the lid closed.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the container of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the container of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the container of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the container of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the container of FIG. 2.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a container with domed inner cover, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D466807
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 19, 2001
Date of Patent: Dec 10, 2002
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Frederick Allan Buck (Neenah, WI), Andrew Kuo (Appleton, WI), Yvette Lynn Hammonds (Fond du Lac, WI), John David Amundson (Crawley)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Michael J. Bendel, Gregory E. Croft
Application Number: 29/138,777
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/425; D3/294
International Classification: 0903;