Shoulder of a disposable cup

- Solo Cup Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shoulder of a disposable cup showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the cup of FIG. 1;

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

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

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 through 4 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a shoulder of a disposable cup, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D516378
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 18, 2005
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 2006
Assignee: Solo Cup Company (Highland Park, IL)
Inventors: Stephen Alan Smith (Naperville, IL), Kevin Ray Smith (Round Lake Beach, IL), Warren Giles Wiedmeyer (Slinger, WI), Kimberly Vaile Healy (Chicago, IL), Randy Golden (Ada, OK), Rudy DesChamps (Mahomet, IL), Irshad Khan (Round Lake Beach, IL)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorney: Wallenstein Wagner & Rockey, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/223,780
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/396.2; D7/396.6