USPatentGranted

Storage container

Granted 14 Aug 2001 · no office action yet

Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company

Inventors: Trenton M. Overholt, William Patrick Apps, Gerald R. Koefelda · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

125652

filed 27 Jun 2000

Publication

Not published

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US D446392

granted 14 Aug 2001

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the storage container;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the storage container;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the storage container, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is an front side elevational view of the storage container, the rear side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the storage container; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the storage container.

The pattern of shade lines in the central areas of FIG. 3 and 4 represent surface curvature as best illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a storage container, as shown and described.

Classifications

8 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B65D6/24
B65D6/18
B65D6/22
B65D85/34
B65D21/02
B65D21/032

USPC · US Patent Classification

D03/307D33/4

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Examiner

Louis S. Zarfas

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Worldwide family

21 members · 13 offices

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US · EP · JP · KR · WO

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›IP5 & PCT — 10 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D446392-S	S1	14 Aug 2001	27 Jun 2000	granted	Storage container
US	US-6398054-B1	B1	4 Jun 2002	27 Dec 1999	granted	Collapsible container
US	US-2002158067-A1	A1	31 Oct 2002	3 Jun 2002	published	Collapsible container
US	US-7044319-B2	B2	16 May 2006	3 Jun 2002	granted	Collapsible container
EP	EP-1259434-A1	A1	27 Nov 2002	27 Dec 2000	published	Zusammenfaltbarer behälterde
EP	EP-1259434-A4	A4	10 Sep 2008	27 Dec 2000	published	Collapsible container
EP	EP-1259434-B1	B1	18 Jan 2012	27 Dec 2000	granted	Zusammenfaltbarer behälterde
JP	JP-2003518471-A	A	10 Jun 2003	27 Dec 2000	published	折畳み式コンテナja
KR	KR-20020073155-A	A	19 Sep 2002	27 Dec 2000	published	Collapsible container
WO	WO-0147778-A1	A1	5 Jul 2001	27 Dec 2000	published	Collapsible container

›Other offices — 11 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AR	AR-033352-A1	A1	17 Dec 2003	26 Dec 2000	published	Envase plegable y metodo para anidar envases plegableses
AT	AT-E541791-T1	T1	15 Feb 2012	27 Dec 2000	granted	Zusammenfaltbarer behälterde
AU	AU-2457501-A	A	9 Jul 2001	27 Dec 2000	published	Collapsible container
AU	AU-778276-B2	B2	25 Nov 2004	27 Dec 2000	granted	Collapsible container
BR	BR-0016806-A	A	24 Dec 2002	27 Dec 2000	published	Receptáculo e método de encaixar receptáculos desmontáveispt
BR	BR-PI0016806-B1	B1	29 Mar 2016	27 Dec 2000	published	receptáculo desmontávelpt
CA	CA-2395367-A1	A1	5 Jul 2001	27 Dec 2000	published	Collapsible container
CA	CA-2395367-C	C	28 Oct 2008	27 Dec 2000	granted	Contenant pliablefr
CO	CO-5300442-A1	A1	31 Jul 2003	27 Dec 2000	published	Recipiente plegable (colapsable)es
HN	HN-2000000290-A	A	9 Jul 2001	26 Dec 2000	published	Recipiente plegablees
MX	MX-PA02006410-A	A	12 Feb 2003	27 Dec 2000	published	Collapsible container.

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