Box

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a box.

FIG. 2 is a top left perspective view of the claimed design.

FIG. 3 is a front right perspective view of the claimed design in an open configuration.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof in a closed configuration, which is a mirror image of a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the claimed design in a folded configuration.

FIG. 10 is a top left perspective view of the claimed design with a tear strip partially removed.

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the claimed design in an open configuration after removal of a pair of tear strips.

FIG. 12 is a detail view of the claimed design in a position of use, with an exemplary piece of adhesive backing, shown partially removed; and,

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the claimed design in a closed configuration after removal of a pair of tear strips.

The broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating both parts of the article that form no part of the claim, as well as environmental subject matter. None of the broken lines form part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a box, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D942853
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 12, 2019
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 2022
Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. (Conyers, GA)
Inventors: Greg Sollie (Sharpsburg, GA), Shifeng Chen (Newport News, VA), Randy Ball (Peachtree City, GA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Riah D Buchanan
Application Number: 29/705,472
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/432