Hourglass shaped packaging element

- Rational Packaging LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper, front, right perspective view of a first embodiment of an hourglass shaped packaging element, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an upper, rear, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an upper, front, right perspective view of a second embodiment of an hourglass shaped packaging element, showing my new design;

FIG. 10 is an upper, rear, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an hourglass shaped packaging element, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D989624
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 19, 2021
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 2023
Assignee: Rational Packaging LLC (Springfield, TN)
Inventor: Samuel C. Voorhees (Louisville, KY)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Application Number: 29/766,941
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/456