Closure for a box for straws
Granted 21 Apr 1998 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Biomerieux Vitek, Inc. · originally BioMerieux
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Inventors: Ron Robinson, John Hoffman, Richard B. Partlow, Terrance J. McMichael +2 · Examiner: James Gandy · AU 293 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of closure…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of closure for a box for straws showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view;
FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line VII--VII of FIG. 2; and,
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line VIII--VIII of FIG. 2 thereof.
The broken line showing of box for straws is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D393592-S | S | 21 Apr 1998 | 31 Oct 1996 | granted | Closure for a box for straws |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-132642-S | S | 6 Jan 1998 | 24 Apr 1997 | published | Straw container |
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