Expandable bottle

- Berlin Packaging, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front left side perspective view showing the new design for an expandable bottle;

FIG. 2 is a rear, right side, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, the rear, left side, and right-side views being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front left side perspective view showing the expandable bottle from FIG. 1 in a collapsed configuration;

FIG. 7 is a rear, right side, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof, the rear, left side, and right-side views being mirror images thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings depict portions of the expandable bottle that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an expandable bottle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D998472
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 2021
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 2023
Assignee: Berlin Packaging, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Alexander Nathan Garfield (Chicago, IL), Katrina Marie Epperson (Chicago, IL), Nora Kathleen Flood (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Joan E. Diehl
Application Number: 29/774,453
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/559