Container

- Silgan Containers LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The broken lines in the drawings show unclaimed subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D653563
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 29, 2009
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2012
Assignee: Silgan Containers LLC (Woodland Hills, CA)
Inventors: Robert Ziegler (E Windsor, NJ), Sean Rich (Hamilton, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Thomas Johannes
Attorney: Reinhart Boener Van Deuren s.c.
Application Number: 29/341,051
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/773