Disposable plate

- Solo Cup Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a disposable plate;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the plate of FIG. 1, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the plate of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the plate of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the plate of FIG. 7, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevation view of the plate of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view of the plate of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the plate of FIG. 7.

Claims

We claim the ornamental Design for a disposable plate, as shown and described. Broken lines in the Figures form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D498980
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 3, 2003
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 2004
Assignee: Solo Cup Company (Highland Park, IL)
Inventors: Stephen Alan Smith (Naperville, IL), John Stewart Gitschlag (Chicago, IL), James Tam Joines, Jr. (Gurnee, IL), Kimberly Vaile Healy (Chicago, IL), Warren Giles Wiedmeyer (Trevor, WI), Bryce G. Rutter (St. Louis, MO), John Howard Loudenslager (Phoenix, AZ), Ryan J. Bruce (Tempe, AZ), Brian C. Bone (St. Louis, MO), Jan R. Stillerman (Phoenix, AZ)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Wallenstein Wagner & Rockey, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/194,888
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/549; D7/555; D7/553.6
International Classification: 0701;