Food carton

- Inno-Pak, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a food carton showing a new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the food carton of FIG. 1 showing an alternate configuration;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the food carton of FIG. 1 showing it in an open configuration;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is another perspective view of the food carton of FIG. 9 showing an alternate configuration;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is another perspective view of the food carton of FIG. 12;

FIG. 20 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the food carton of FIG. 19 showing a flap being removed therefrom.

In the drawings the dotted lines are for the purpose of illustrating perforations and form part of the claimed design; and the dash-dash broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating environment only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D955876
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 10, 2019
Date of Patent: Jun 28, 2022
Assignee: Inno-Pak, LLC (Delaware, OH)
Inventors: Jonathan D. Sill (Delaware, OH), Steven A. Mayer (Indianapolis, IN)
Primary Examiner: Vy N Koenig
Application Number: 29/708,952
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/431; D9/421