Metal bottle

- Ball Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the metal bottle;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a metal bottle according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a metal bottle according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of a metal bottle according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of a metal bottle according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a front perspective view of a metal bottle according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 21;

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 21;

FIG. 25 is a front perspective view of a metal bottle according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 25;

FIG. 27 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 25;

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 25;

FIG. 29 is a front perspective view of a metal bottle according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 30 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 29;

FIG. 31 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 29; and,

FIG. 32 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 29.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate the portions of the design that form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a metal bottle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D696946
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 25, 2013
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 2014
Assignee: Ball Corporation (Broomfield, CO)
Inventor: Linda A. Hines (Westminster, CO)
Primary Examiner: Terry Wallace
Assistant Examiner: Dana L Meyrow
Application Number: 29/453,114
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/500; D9/558; D9/764