Container

- Silgan Containers LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a container of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof, shown at the scale used for FIGS. 1 & 2.

The evenly dashed broken lines in the drawings illustrate the portions of the design that form no part of the claim. The dot-dash broken lines in the drawings define the bounds of the claim and form no part thereof.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a container, such as a metal or plastic container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D663622
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 2010
Date of Patent: Jul 17, 2012
Assignee: Silgan Containers LLC (Woodland Hills, CA)
Inventors: Thomas S. Diss (Waukesha, WI), Kamchat Soisuvarn (Saugus, CA)
Primary Examiner: Dana L Meyrow
Attorney: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Application Number: 29/381,481
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/516; D9/538; D9/536; D9/558; D9/774; D9/776; D9/779