Portions of a fruit ripening container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fruit ripening container.

FIG. 2 is a front view of portions of the fruit ripening container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is top view of portions of the fruit ripening container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the portions of a fruit ripening container of FIG. 1. The opposite side of the portions of a fruit ripening container is a mirror image of the side view.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a fruit ripening container.

FIG. 6 is a front view of portions of the fruit ripening container of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a top view of portions of the fruit ripening container of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is a side view of the portions of a fruit ripening container of FIG. 1. The opposite side of the portions of a fruit ripening container is a mirror image of the side view.

Claims

The ornamental design for portions of a fruit ripening container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D575113
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 2007
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 2008
Inventors: Chia C. Chiang (Los Angeles, CA), Blake McEldowney (New York, NY), Max P Burton (Portland, OR), Brent D. Sokol (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A Wallace
Attorney: Brent D. Sokol
Application Number: 29/282,887
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/629