Chewing tobacco can with raised bottom section

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tobacco can according to my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the tobacco can of FIG. 1 with the lid removed;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the tobacco can of FIG. 1 with the lid on the can;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the tobacco can of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the tobacco can of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the tobacco can of FIG. 1 taken along line 6—6 of FIG. 5.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a chewing tobacco can with raised bottom section, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D494474
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 4, 2002
Date of Patent: Aug 17, 2004
Assignee: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (Greenwich, CT)
Inventors: George B. Houk (Murfreesboro, TN), Gregory A. Pace (Nunnelly, TN)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 29/166,801
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/529; Three Or More Repeats, Or Uniform Configuration, About Axis (D27/190); D9/428
International Classification: 0903;