Clamshell container
Granted 24 Oct 2017 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: Altria Client Services · originally Altria Group, Inc.
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Inventors: David Rubli, Gavriel Zeitlin, Uzi Malimovka · Examiner: Robert M Spear · AU 2919 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first configuration of a first clamshell container embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the first configuration of the first clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the first configuration of the first clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the first configuration of the first clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the first configuration of the first clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the first configuration of the first clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the first configuration of the first clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 8 of a perspective view of an alternate configuration of the first clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a first configuration of a second clamshell container embodiment;
FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the first configuration of the second clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view of the first configuration of the second clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view of the first configuration of the second clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view of the first configuration of the second clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the first configuration of the second clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the first configuration of the second clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 16 of a perspective view of an alternate configuration of the second clamshell container embodiment of FIG. 1 .
The stippled shading in the drawings indicates a contrast in appearance.
In the drawings, the broken line showing portions of a clamshell container depicts environment and forms no part of the claim. Alternating dashed-dot lines are boundary lines, the area within which is unclaimed and represented by dashed lines.
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