Combined airtight lid and container
Granted 4 Dec 2007 · no office action yet
Current assignee: INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC. (F/K/A CORELLE BRANDS HOLDINGS INC. ) · originally Snapware Corporation
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Inventors: Joie L. Puckett, Richard K. Jung, John M. Lown, Ralph R. Hickman · Examiner: Terry A Wallace · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combined airtight lid and container for storing food and other items in accordance with the present invention, the stippling in FIGS. 1 , 3 , 5 and 7 – 10 representing a textured or frosted appearance;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the lid/container of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the lid/container of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the lid/container of FIG. 1 with one of the lid latches in an up non-receiving position, the view of both sides being identical;
FIG. 5 is an unassembled perspective view of the lid/container of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the lid per se with both latches in an up position;
FIG. 7 is an additional top plan view of the lid/container of FIG. 1 positioned on the same sheet with like lid/containers having different dimensions;
FIGS. 8 , 9 and 10 are top plan views of the lid/containers similar to the lid/containers of FIG. 1 , but having different dimensions, the bottom views will be the same as FIG. 3 except for the dimensions;
FIG. 11 is a front view of the lid/containers of FIGS. 8 and 9 looking from the left of the figure;
FIG. 12 is a side view of the lid/containers of FIGS. 8 , 9 and 10 , looking from the bottom of FIGS. 7 and 8 and from the left of FIG. 10 ; and,
FIG. 13 is a front view of the lid/containers of FIGS. 9 and 10 looking from the bottom.
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2 members · 2 offices›IP5 & PCT — 1 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D556517-S | S1 | 4 Dec 2007 | 17 Feb 2006 | granted | Combined airtight lid and container |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-117012-S | S | 12 Mar 2009 | 4 Aug 2006 | granted | Container with airtight lid |
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