Container mounting apparatus

- YETI Coolers, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of a first embodiment of a container mounting apparatus showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, front, right perspective view of a second embodiment of a container mounting apparatus;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

The evenly spaced broken lines showing portions of the container mounting apparatus is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot broken lines in the drawing views define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof. FIGS. 8-12 are shown with a symbolic break in its length. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a container mounting apparatus, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D839661
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 12, 2017
Date of Patent: Feb 5, 2019
Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC (Austin, TX)
Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders (Austin, TX), James William Sonntag (Austin, TX), Christopher Mall Keller (Austin, TX), Steve Charles Nichols (Austin, TX), Martin Patrick Vespo (Austin, TX)
Primary Examiner: Derrick E Holland
Assistant Examiner: Andrew Kerr
Application Number: 29/610,449
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/388; D8/353