Container
Granted 23 Apr 2013 · no office action yet
Current assignee: The Folger Coffee Company · originally The J.M. Smucker Company
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Inventors: Lindsay Marie Cardinal, Timothy D. Kleiber, Gregory Peter Dalea, Todd Anton Stricker +7 · Examiner: Derrick Holland · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front/right/top perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front/right/top perspective view of a container according to a first exemplary embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a front/left/bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, for which the rear elevational view would be identical;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, for which the left side elevational view would be identical;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is an exploded front elevational view of the container show in FIG. 1 with the lid removed from the body of the container, for which the rear elevational view would be identical;
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the container shown in FIG. 1 with the lid removed;
FIG. 9 is a front/right/top perspective view of a container according to a second exemplary embodiment;
FIG. 10 is a front/left/bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof, for which the rear elevational view would be identical;
FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof, for which the left side elevational view would be identical;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 15 is an exploded front elevational view of the container shown in FIG. 9 with the lid removed from the body of the container, for which the rear elevational view would he identical; and,
FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the container shown in FIG. 9 with the lid removed.
The broken line showing of the food container represents unclaimed subject matter and forms no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design.
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4 members · 2 offices›IP5 & PCT — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D677564-S | S1 | 12 Mar 2013 | 25 Mar 2011 | granted | Container |
| USthis patent | US-D680424-S | S1 | 23 Apr 2013 | 5 Nov 2012 | granted | Container |
›Other offices — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-142447-S | S | 11 May 2012 | 23 Sep 2011 | granted | Container with lid |
| CA | CA-142448-S | S | 11 May 2012 | 23 Sep 2011 | granted | Container |
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