Container

- SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front top right isometric view of a container;

FIG. 2 is a rear bottom left isometric view of the container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the container of FIGS. 1-2;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the container of FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the container of FIGS. 1-4;

FIG. 6 is another side elevational view of the container of FIGS. 1-5;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the container of FIGS. 1-6;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the container of FIGS. 1-7;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken in the direction of line 9-9 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a front top right isometric view of the container of FIGS. 1-9 in a closed state; and,

FIG. 11 is a side view of the container of FIGS. 1-10 in a closed state within a nesting environment.

The thin dash-dash-dash lines in the drawings are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design. The parallel thin lines in the drawings represent surface contours only and do not illustrate an ornamentation or decoration on the surface of the design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D988865
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 2020
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 2023
Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. (Hartsville, SC)
Inventors: Travis L. Figgins (Zephyrhills, FL), Roger D. Hanna, Jr. (Plant City, FL)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Application Number: 29/743,676
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/443; D9/449