Transparent container

- MARS, Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1: is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a transparent container showing our new design;

FIG. 2: is a left side view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3: is a right side view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4: is a top view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5: is a front view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6: is a rear view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7: is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a transparent container showing our new design;

FIG. 8: is a left side view of the design shown in FIG. 7, the right side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 9: is a top view of the design shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10: is a front view of the design shown in FIG. 7, the rear view being identical thereto.

The bottom of the transparent container forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a transparent container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D578878
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2007
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 2008
Assignee: MARS, Incorporated (McLean, VA)
Inventors: Jason Michael Friedland (Franklin, TN), Matthew Wadalawala (Manhattan Beach, CA), John Heck (Ostrander, OH), Glenn Shull (Los Angeles, CA), Gary Chisholm (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Angus MacLellan (Columbus, OH), Neil A. Willcocks (Brentwood, TN), Alessandra Collier (Franklin, TN)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Susan E Krakower
Attorney: Arent Fox LLP
Application Number: 29/287,904
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/425; D7/545