Lid for a beverage container

- Fort James Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lid of the present invention, with a tab portion of the lid illustrated in a closed position;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the lid shown in FIG. 1, with the tab portion of the lid illustrated in an opened position;

FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the lid shown in FIG. 1, with the tab portion of the lid illustrated in an opened position; and,

FIG. 4 is a front view of the lid shown in FIG. 1.

Claims

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

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Other references
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/151,934, filed May 22, 2002, Alois A. Schmidtner et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D487399
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 22, 2002
Date of Patent: Mar 9, 2004
Assignee: Fort James Corporation (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Alois A. Schmidtner (Hellertown, PA), Jonathan E. Rush (Easton, PA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/171,422
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/449; D9/435; D9/447; D9/438
International Classification: 0907;