Food container

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D937634
  • Patent Number
    D937,634
  • Date Filed
    Friday, December 20, 2019
    5 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, December 7, 2021
    3 years ago
  • Inventors
    • Bontrager; Rick (Mountain View, CA, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Underwood; Cynthia R
    Agents
    • Merchant & Gould P.C.
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an embodiment of a food container showing our new design.



FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the food container of FIG. 1.



FIG. 3 is a front view of the food container of FIG. 1.



FIG. 4 is a back view of the food container of FIG. 1.



FIG. 5 is a right side view of the food container of FIG. 1.



FIG. 6 is a left side view of the food container of FIG. 1.



FIG. 7 is a top view of the food container of FIG. 1.



FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the food container of FIG. 1; and,



FIG. 9 is a section view of the food container of FIG. 1 taken along line 99 in FIG. 7.


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