Food storage container

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view showing my new design for a food storage container.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 1, the rear view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 1, the left side being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of several alternate size embodiments of the food storage container shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a top, front, and right side perspective view showing an alternate embodiment of my new design for a food storage container.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 8, the rear view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a right side view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 8, the left side being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 13 is an exploded view of the food storage container shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a right side view of several alternate size embodiments of the food storage container shown in FIG. 8.

The dashed lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of my claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “food storage container,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D568694
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 2007
Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Huntersville, NC)
Inventor: Brian D. Furlong (Davidson, NC)
Primary Examiner: Terry A Wallace
Attorney: Lempia Braidwood LLC
Application Number: 29/279,430
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/629