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Storage container

Granted 11 Jan 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Dart Industries Inc. · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Robert H. C. M. Daenen, Jakob Heiberg, Stig Lillelund, Hanne Dalsgaard Jeppesen · Examiner: Terry A. Wallace · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 7 Aug 1998
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US D418720
granted 11 Jan 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, side and front…

FIG. 1 is a top, side and front perspective view of a first embodiment of a storage container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 8--8 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 9--9 of FIG. 6; and

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 10--10 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a top, side and front perspective view of a second embodiment of a storage container showing my new design;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 18--18 of FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 19--19 of FIG. 16; and

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 20--20 of FIG. 14;

FIG. 21 is a top, side and front prespective view of a third embodiment of a storage container showing my new design;

FIG. 22 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 28--28 of FIG. 26;

FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 29--29 of FIG. 26; and

FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 30--30 of FIG. 25;

FIG. 31 is a top, side and front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a storage container showing my new design;

FIG. 32 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 38--38 of FIG. 36;

FIG. 39 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 39--39 of FIG. 36; and,

FIG. 40 is a cross-sectional view thereof along line 40--40 of FIG. 35.

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