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Container

Granted 23 Nov 2004 · no office action yet

Assignee: Plastipak Holdings, Inc.

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Inventors: James C. Dorn, Richard A. Lovelace, Jr., Richard C. Darr · Examiner: Stella Reid · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/191,818

filed 14 Oct 2003

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US D498677

granted 23 Nov 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container of the present invention showing the front, top and right side thereof.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container of FIG. 1 showing the top, back and right side thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a back elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Classifications

4 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B65D23/10
B65D23/14
B65D1/18

USPC · US Patent Classification

D09/528

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Examiner

Stella Reid

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5 members · 2 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D498677-S	S1	23 Nov 2004	14 Oct 2003	granted	Container
US	US-2005077265-A1	A1	14 Apr 2005	2 Feb 2004	published	Plastic container
US	US-D504824-S	S1	10 May 2005	20 Aug 2004	granted	Container
US	US-7051891-B2	B2	30 May 2006	2 Feb 2004	granted	Plastic container having label panels

›Other offices — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AR	AR-044216-A1	A1	7 Sep 2005	14 Apr 2004	published	Un envase de material plastico, con manija, adecuado para colocarlo en diferentes orientacioneses

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