Ergonomic disposable cup

- Solo Cup Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of an ergonomic disposable cup;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the cup of FIG. 1, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

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

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the cup of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the cup of FIG. 5, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view of the cup of FIG. 5, with an opposite view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the cup of FIG. 5.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental Design for an ergonomic disposable cup, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D499934
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 3, 2003
Date of Patent: Dec 21, 2004
Assignee: Solo Cup Company (Highland Park, IL)
Inventors: Stephen Alan Smith (Naperville, IL), Kevin Ray Smith (Round Lake Beach, IL), Warren Giles Wiedmeyer (Trevor, WI), Kimberly Vaile Healy (Chicago, IL), Bryce C. Rutter (St. Louis, MO), Brian C. Bone (St. Louis, MO), John H. Loudenslager (Phoenix, AZ), Jan Rolf Stillerman (Phoenix, AZ)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Wallenstein Wagner & Rockey, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/194,889
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/396.2; D7/396.1
International Classification: 0701;