Lid for a container

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a lid for a container, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 4--4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 1, the broken lines indicating liquid and a fragmentary cup wall are shown for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of a second embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 11--11 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary top plan view of a fourth embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 13--13 of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a top perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the broken lines indicating a cup are shown for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of the second embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a top perspective view of the third embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 17 is a top perspective view of the fourth embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Dart; William A. (Okemos, MI), Dart; Kenneth B. (Okemos, MI)
Assignee:	Dart Container Corporation (Mason, MI)
[*] Notice:	The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to August 7, 1998 has been disclaimed.
Appl. No.:	06/547,020
Filed:	October 31, 1983

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/447
Field of Search:	;D9/438,454,447,443,435,428,429 ;220/90.4,90.6,271,265,266,268,269,270 ;229/1.5B,7R

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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D274983	August 1984	Dart et al.
4113135	September 1978	Yamazaki
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Primary Examiner: Ansher; Bernard
Assistant Examiner: Titolo; Linda
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Miller, Morriss & Pappas