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Container and seal

Granted 8 Nov 1994 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Dart Industries Inc. · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Douglas M. Laib, Morison S. Cousins · Examiner: Lucy J. Lieberman · AU 292 · TC 2900

Application
817121
filed 27 Dec 1991
Publication
Not published
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US D352210
granted 8 Nov 1994

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a container and seal showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof with the seal exploded;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof with the seal exploded, all sides being the same;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the seal;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the seal;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the container;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the container;

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof with the seal exploded.

The seal of FIGS. 4 and 5 and the container of FIGS. 6 and 7 are shown separately for clarity of illustration.

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Claims

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Classifications

3 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/612D07/629D09/503

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Examiner
Lucy J. Lieberman
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