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Cover flap for confectionary product container

Granted 17 Apr 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC · originally CADBURY

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Inventors: Allen S. Aldridge · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/208,688
filed 1 Jul 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D540668
granted 17 Apr 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of the confectionary product container showing the cover flap, those portions of the confectionary product container shown in phantom are not part of the design sought to be patented and are provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the container;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the container;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the container;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the container;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the container;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the container;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of a second embodiment of the confectionary product container showing the cover flap, the second embodiment being a mirror image of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-7, those portions of the confectionary product container shown in phantom are not part of the design sought to be patented and are provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the second embodiment of the container;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment of the container;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view of the second embodiment of the container;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view of the second embodiment of the container;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevation view of the second embodiment of the container; and,

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the container.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/434

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USthis patentUS-D540668-SS117 Apr 20071 Jul 2004grantedCover flap for confectionary product container
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AUAU-302138-SS20 Jun 200524 Dec 2004publishedCover flap for confectionary product container
CACA-109646-SS24 Oct 200730 Dec 2004grantedConfectionary product container

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