Metal container

- Silgan Containers LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the claimed design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a left side view of the claimed design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the claimed design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the claimed design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the claimed design of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the claimed design of FIG. 8.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The evenly dashed-broken lines in the FIGS. 8-14 illustrate the portions of the design that form no part of the claim.

The dot-dot-dash broken line in FIG. 7 defines the bounds of the claim and forms no part thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D696585
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 2012
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 2013
Assignee: Silgan Containers LLC (Woodland Hills, CA)
Inventors: Steven J. Manne (Oconomowoc, WI), Jianwen Hu (Nashotah, WI), Andrew W. Lakos (Nashotah, WI)
Primary Examiner: Terry Wallace
Assistant Examiner: Dana L Meyrow
Application Number: 29/440,048
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/500; D9/539; D9/558; D9/764; D9/772