Container carrier

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container carrier, showing a first embodiment of our new design in a folded configuration and in a condition of use, holding two containers;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, illustrated in a flat configuration;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of FIG. 2, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side elevational view of FIG. 2, the right-side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of FIG. 2, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment in the folded configuration and in the condition of use with three of the containers;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of FIG. 6, but with the container carrier applied upside-down to the containers and with disclaimed tabs of a top side of the container carrier omitted for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof, illustrated in the flat configuration;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 8, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left-side elevational view of FIG. 8, the right-side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of FIG. 8, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

The dash-dash broken lines showing bottles in FIGS. 1, 6, and 7 depict environmental structure. The remaining dash-dash broken lines represent portions of the container carrier. The dot-dash broken lines represent the bounds of the claim. The broken lines 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: D996227
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 20, 2021
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 2023
Assignee:
Inventors: Kevin Alan L'Heureux (Santa Clarita, CA), Keith James Elliott (San Marcos, CA), Stephen M. Key (Glennbrook, NV)
Primary Examiner: W. A. Teddy Falloway
Assistant Examiner: Amanda Kay Birdwell
Application Number: 29/804,596
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/752