Lid for beverage container

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lid for beverage container showing the novel design.

FIG. 2 is a front side view, therefore.

FIG. 3 is a back side view, therefore.

FIG. 4 is a left side view, therefore.

FIG. 5 is a right side view, therefore.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view therefore; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view therefore.

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

Claims

The ornamental design for a lid for beverage container, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2358600 September 1944 Selten
2362354 November 1944 Clovis
3360161 December 1967 Smith
3400855 September 1968 Alexander
3868043 February 1975 Freemyer
3938695 February 17, 1976 Ruff
4085861 April 25, 1978 Ruff
4582214 April 15, 1986 Dart et al.
4586625 May 6, 1986 Garrett
4589569 May 20, 1986 Clements
4609124 September 2, 1986 Malloy
4619372 October 28, 1986 McFarland
D287919 January 27, 1987 Clements
4768674 September 6, 1988 Prescott
D299010 December 20, 1988 Wall
4938377 July 3, 1990 Jarvis
4986437 January 22, 1991 Farmer
D345673 April 5, 1994 Dark
5370258 December 6, 1994 Fair
5398843 March 21, 1995 Warden et al.
5540350 July 30, 1996 Lansky
5542670 August 6, 1996 Morano
5820016 October 13, 1998 Stropkay
5897019 April 27, 1999 Stropkay
6003711 December 21, 1999 Bilewitz
6311863 November 6, 2001 Fleming
6375033 April 23, 2002 Fleming
6419105 July 16, 2002 Bruce et al.
6571973 June 3, 2003 Tripsianes
6644490 November 11, 2003 Clarke
D485758 January 27, 2004 Clarke et al.
7100790 September 5, 2006 Dark
D540165 April 10, 2007 Hollis et al.
D546180 July 10, 2007 Jowett et al.
D547605 July 31, 2007 Edelstein et al.
7275652 October 2, 2007 Morris et al.
D592056 May 12, 2009 Tedford, Jr.
D592952 May 26, 2009 Hundley et al.
7591393 September 22, 2009 Crudgington, Jr.
D632174 February 8, 2011 Charbonnet et al.
D637079 May 3, 2011 Brown et al.
7959029 June 14, 2011 Whitaker et al.
D690988 October 8, 2013 Audette
D691847 October 22, 2013 Beckman
8616405 December 31, 2013 French et al.
20070114236 May 24, 2007 Shiffer et al.
20080011762 January 17, 2008 Boone
20080061069 March 13, 2008 Edelstein et al.
20090294459 December 3, 2009 Hovsepian et al.
20090294460 December 3, 2009 Hovsepian et al.
20110266294 November 3, 2011 Charbonnet et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
2212228 July 2002 CA
2635219 July 2008 CA
2307633 June 1997 GB
WO 96/39068 December 1996 WO
WO 2009/008587 January 2009 WO
WO 2009/036426 March 2009 WO
Other references
  • US 6,003,721, 12/1999, Fleming (withdrawn)
  • Louise Harpman & Scott Specht, Cabinet Magazine, Inventory/Peel, Pucker, Pinch, Puncture. Issue 19, Chance Fall 2005 (Sep. 2005). http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/19/harpman.php (4 pages).
  • Nicola, Edible Geography, The Evolution of Lids. (May 9, 2011), http://www.ediblegeography.com/the-evolution-of-lids/ (7 pages).
  • Date unknown. Printed Nov. 15, 2013. Product Design (physical goods): Why is the Solo Traveler the dominant coffee cup lid? http://www.quora.com/Product-Design-physical-goods/Why-is-the-Solo-Traveler-the-dominant-coffee-cup-lid (7 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D704055
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 23, 2012
Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
Inventor: Douglas H. Fleming (Bainbridge Island, WA)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Brett Miller
Application Number: 29/416,599
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/447