Container carrier

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a container carrier, showing a first embodiment of our new design in a folded configuration;

FIG. 2 is an exploded rear perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded front elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded rear elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded left-side elevational view of FIG. 1, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is an exploded top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an exploded bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an exploded top plan view thereof, illustrated in a flat configuration;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the container carrier, showing a second embodiment of our new design in the folded configuration;

FIG. 10 is an exploded rear perspective view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is an exploded front elevational view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is an exploded rear elevational view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is an exploded left-side elevational view of FIG. 9, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is an exploded top plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is an exploded bottom plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 16 is an exploded top plan view thereof, illustrated in the flat configuration;

FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of a container carrier, showing a third embodiment of our new design in the folded configuration;

FIG. 18 is an exploded rear perspective view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is an exploded front elevational view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is an exploded rear elevational view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is an exploded left-side elevational view of FIG. 17, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 22 is an exploded top plan view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 23 is an exploded bottom plan view of FIG. 17; and,

FIG. 24 is an exploded top plan view thereof, illustrated in the flat configuration.

The broken lines showing bottles in FIGS. 1 and 9, and cans in FIG. 17 depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash style broken lines represent a boundary of the claimed design. The remaining broken lines represent portions of the container carrier that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D982457
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 2021
Date of Patent: Apr 4, 2023
Assignee:
Inventors: Kevin Alan L'Heureux (Santa Clarita, CA), Keith James Elliott (San Marcos, CA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Joan E. Diehl
Application Number: 29/772,724
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/752