Tapered cup

- BALL CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a tapered cup showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof, the right, left and rear elevation views being the same as the front elevation view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken at line 5-5 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a tapered cup showing our new design;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof, the right, left and rear elevation views being the same as the front elevation view;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken at line 10-10 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of a tapered cup showing our new design;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view thereof, the right, left and rear elevation views being the same as the front elevation view;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken at line 15-15 of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of a tapered cup showing our new design;

FIG. 17 is a front elevation view thereof, the right, left and rear elevation views being the same as the front elevation view;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken at line 20-20 of FIG. 18.

The dot-dash broken lines in the drawings illustrate cross-sectional view indicia and form no part of the claimed design. The portions of the tapered cup shown in dash-dash broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tapered cup, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D978618
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 24, 2022
Date of Patent: Feb 21, 2023
Assignee: BALL CORPORATION (Westminster, CO)
Inventors: Jonathan A. Whitmore (Denver, CO), Adam D. Mitchell (Denver, CO), Sean K. Fitzsimons (Firestone, CO)
Primary Examiner: Jae Liang
Assistant Examiner: Tia Ruth-Renee Polidori
Application Number: 29/828,163
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/532; D7/523