Apple container

- EDIBLE IP, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an apple container in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the apple container in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view with a non-transparent bottom piece; and,

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the Apple Container taken along the cutline shown in FIG. 7.

The broken lines, shown in FIG. 9, represent environment which forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an apple container, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D897162
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 4, 2016
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 2020
Assignee: EDIBLE IP, LLC (Wallingford, CT)
Inventors: Tariq Farid (Wallingford, CT), Olivia Dupin (Wallingford, CT), Asad Hamid (Wallingford, CT), Xavier Lederer (Wallingford, CT), Simon Gainey (Media, PA), Jessica Keene (Philadelphia, PA), Vicki Catalina (Chelsea, MI), Cynthia Mockler (North Haven, CT)
Primary Examiner: Marissa J Cash
Assistant Examiner: Altaira J Swangin
Application Number: 29/573,370
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/629