Tray assembly for a dispensing container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a tray assembly for a dispensing container in accordance with the present design, the tray assembly having an opaque cover portion;

FIG. 2 is a top side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an exploded front view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an exploded side view thereof.

The broken lines shown herein depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tray assembly for a dispensing container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D631353
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 2010
Date of Patent: Jan 25, 2011
Assignee: RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company (Winstom-Salem, NC)
Inventors: John A. Gelardi (Wake Forest, NC), Ryan A. Bailey (Raleigh, NC)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Application Number: 29/356,296
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/456; D9/455