Beverage drinking vessel

- The Boston Beer Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a beverage drinking vessel showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the left side view and right side view being identical to the front view;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a section taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a beverage drinking vessel;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof, the left side view and right side view being identical to the front view;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 a cross-sectional view showing a section taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 7.

The cross-sectional hatching shown in FIG. 5 indicates that the claimed beverage drinking vessel is transparent. The cross-sectional hatching shown in FIG. 10 indicates that the claimed beverage drinking vessel is opaque. The dot-dash-dot lines represent the bounds of the claimed design. All other broken lines depict portions of the beverage drinking vessel that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a beverage drinking vessel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D798114
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 13, 2015
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 2017
Assignee: The Boston Beer Company (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Charles J. Koch (Newton, MA), Peter D. Gladstone (Arlington, MA), Katie L. Piepiora (Norwell, MA), Jonathan D. London (Wellesley, MA), Robert P. Vail (Winchester, MA), Sandra P. Paterson (Rockland, MA), Sarah R. Gillis (Milton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Marianne Pandozzi
Assistant Examiner: Jae Liang
Application Number: 29/536,171
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/523; D7/532