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Beverage container

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  • Patent Grant
  • D1080384
  • Patent Number
    D1,080,384
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, January 16, 2025
    a year ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025
    11 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Kick; Merrilee (Plano, TX, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Hill; Keli L
    Agents
    • HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D09 434
    • D09 435
    • D09 438
    • D09 500
    • D09 503
    • D09 516
    • D09 519
    • D09 520
    • D09 549
    • D09 574
    • D09 763-783
    • D09 902
    • D09 903
    • CPC
    • B21D51/26
    • B21D51/383
    • B29C66/71
    • B65D1/00
    • B65D1/02
    • B65D1/12
    • B65D1/14
    • B65D1/40
    • B65D1/44
    • B65D1/023
    • B65D1/0223
    • B65D1/165
    • B65D1/238
    • B65D1/246
    • B65D1/253
    • B65D7/04
    • B65D21/0209
    • B65D21/0233
    • B65D25/00
    • B65D25/28
    • B65D41/0457
    • B65D41/17
    • B65D53/06
    • B65D75/56
    • B65D2501/0036
    • B65D2543/0064
    • B65D2543/00074
    • B65D2543/00083
    • B65D2543/00092
    • B65D2543/00101
    • B65D2543/00111
    • Y10T29/49826
  • International Classifications
    • 0901
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
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Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a side view of a beverage container showing my new design; and,



FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof.


The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 show portions of the beverage container that form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a beverage container as shown and described.
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Continuations (6)
Number Date Country
Parent 29950209 Jul 2024 US
Child 29985447 US
Parent 29930383 Feb 2024 US
Child 29950209 US
Parent 18506811 Nov 2023 US
Child 29930383 US
Parent 29824813 Jan 2022 US
Child 18506811 US
Parent 16800195 Feb 2020 US
Child 29824813 US
Parent 12762934 Apr 2010 US
Child 16800195 US