Metal food container

- Ball Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the metal food container;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the metal food container, and the rear, right, and left elevation views being the same as the front elevation view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the metal food container;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the metal food container; and,

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the metal food container taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3.

The broken lines depict portions of the metal food container in which the design is embodied that are not considered part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken line defines the bounds of the claimed design and forms no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a metal food container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D946405
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 20, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 22, 2022
Assignee: Ball Corporation (Westminster, CO)
Inventors: Jonathan A. Whitmore (Denver, CO), Linda A. Hines (Westminster, CO)
Primary Examiner: Sharon S Oum
Application Number: 29/684,335
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/500; D9/772