Container carrier

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D996227
  • Patent Number
    D996,227
  • Date Filed
    Friday, August 20, 2021
    3 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, August 22, 2023
    a year ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D03 202
    • D09 455
    • D09 499
    • D09 517
    • D09 719
    • D09 737
    • D09 751
    • D09 752
    • D09 753
    • D24 229
    • D24 230
    • D24 234
    • CPC
    • B65D71/40
    • B65D71/42
    • B65D2571/0066
    • B65D71/00
    • B65B17/025
  • International Classifications
    • 0903
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container carrier, showing a first embodiment of our new design in a folded configuration and in a condition of use, holding two containers;



FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, illustrated in a flat configuration;



FIG. 3 is a top plan view of FIG. 2, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;



FIG. 4 is a left-side elevational view of FIG. 2, the right-side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;



FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of FIG. 2, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;



FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment in the folded configuration and in the condition of use with three of the containers;



FIG. 7 is a perspective view of FIG. 6, but with the container carrier applied upside-down to the containers and with disclaimed tabs of a top side of the container carrier omitted for clarity of illustration;



FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof, illustrated in the flat configuration;



FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 8, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;



FIG. 10 is a left-side elevational view of FIG. 8, the right-side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,



FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of FIG. 8, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof.


The dash-dash broken lines showing bottles in FIGS. 1, 6, and 7 depict environmental structure. The remaining dash-dash broken lines represent portions of the container carrier. The dot-dash broken lines represent the bounds of the claim. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a container carrier, as shown and described.
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