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Food preparation container

Granted 17 May 1994 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Dart Industries Inc. · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Takeshi Fukuda, Augusto A. Picozza · Examiner: Terry A. Wallace · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 1 Dec 1992
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US D346936
granted 17 May 1994

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, side perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top, side perspective view of a food preparatioon container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, the opposite side being identical;

FIG. 4 is an end elevation view thereof, the opposite end being identical;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top, side perspective view thereof with the handles folded;

FIG. 7 is a cross-section view thereof on line 7--7 in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-section view thereof on line 8--8 in FIG. 2.

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