Container lid

- Solo Cup Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container lid of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container lid of FIG. 1 showing the invention in an alternate position;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the container lid of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the container lid of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the container lid of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the container lid of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the container lid of FIG. 1 taken along line 7—7 of FIG. 5.

Broken lines in the figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a container lid, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D485758
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 12, 2003
Date of Patent: Jan 27, 2004
Assignee: Solo Cup Company (Highland Park, IL)
Inventors: Brian Norman Clarke (Huntingdon), Peter Robert Wills (Huntingdon), Nigel Frank Taylor (Huntingdon)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Wallenstein Wagner & Rockey, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/183,493
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/447; D9/454; D9/449
International Classification: 0907;