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  • Patent Grant
  • D878163
  • Patent Number
    D878,163
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, April 11, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, March 17, 2020
    5 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D07 605-608
    • D07 629
    • D07 630
    • D07 612-615
    • D07 509-511
    • D09 500
    • D09 502
    • D09 503
    • CPC
    • A47J41/00
    • A47J41/005
    • A47J41/02
    • A47J41/022
    • A47J41/024
    • A47J41/026
    • A47J41/028
    • A47J41/0077
    • A47J41/0072
    • F25D3/08
    • F25D3/14
    • F25D2331/804
    • A45C11/20
    • A47G19/2205
    • A47G19/23
    • A47G19/2272
    • A47G2019/2294
    • B65D81/3837
    • B65D81/3839
    • B65D81/3841
    • B65D81/3844
    • B65D81/3846
    • B65D81/3876
    • B65D81/3879
    • B65D81/3883
    • B65D81/3886
    • B65D41/04
    • B65D23/0814
    • B65D23/0878
    • B65D1/0215
  • International Classifications
    • 0701
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a top, front, left perspective exploded view of a container showing my new design;



FIG. 2 is a front exploded view thereof;



FIG. 3 is a rear exploded view thereof;



FIG. 4 is a left side exploded view thereof;



FIG. 5 is a right side exploded view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a front view of the container design shown in FIGS. 1-5 in an exemplary assembled and in-use state; and,



FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken from FIG. 6.


The broken lines depicting the remainder of the container show features that form no part of the claimed design. The uneven-length broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas in FIGS. 1 through 6 define the boundary lines of the claimed design and form no part of thereof.


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