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Set of interlocking bottles

Granted 20 Mar 2001 · no office action yet

Assignee: Jack P. Hall

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Inventors: David Merrill, James M. Rubenstein, Katie K. Chow, Brian J. Olson +2 · Examiner: Lucy Lieberman · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
114571
filed 24 Nov 1999
Publication
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US D439156
granted 20 Mar 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a set of interlocking bottles showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one of the bottles shown separately to clearly disclose the rear wall that interlocks with the other bottle;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation of the bottle shown in FIG. 2, the opposite side elevation is a mirror image thereto except for the screw threading on the bottle neck;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation showing one of the bottles of a second embodiment of the set of interlocking bottles that differs from the first embodiment only in the length of the vertical rib on the rear wall;

FIG. 9 is a side elevation of the bottle shown in FIG. 8, the opposite side elevation is a mirror image thereto except for the screw threading on the bottle neck;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view showing one of the bottles of a third embodiment of the interlocking bottle set that differs from the first embodiment only in the contours of the bottom surface; and,

FIG. 13 is a fragmentary bottom perspective view of FIG. 12, the portion of the bottle that is not disclosed is identical to the bottle shown in FIGS. 2 through 7.

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D09/341D95/22D95/23

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Examiner
Lucy Lieberman
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