Food container or the like

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a food container or the like showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation thereof, the rear elevation being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation thereof, the right side elevation being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a sectional elevation taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a sectional elevation taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a modified form of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation of FIG. 8, the rear side elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation of FIG. 8, the right side elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 13 is a sectional elevation taken along line 13--13 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a sectional elevation taken along line 14--14 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a second modified form of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a front elevation of FIG. 15, the rear elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevation of FIG. 15, the right side elevation being a mirror image;

FIG. 20 is a sectional elevation taken along line 20--20 of FIG. 16; and

FIG. 21 is a sectional elevation taken along line 21--21 of FIG. 16.

Claims

The ornamental design for a food container or the like, as shown.

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Inventors:	Wolff; Martin J. (North Providence, RI)
Assignee:	Dart Industries Inc. (Deerfield, IL)
[*] Notice:	The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to April 30, 2005 has been disclaimed.
Appl. No.:	07/275,022
Filed:	November 18, 1988

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/431; D7/586; D9/424
Field of Search:	;D9/424,425,432,456,414,429,430,431 ;D7/602,612,619,550,542,552,614,615,565,586 ;206/518 ;220/74,72,82R ;229/2.5R

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D239695	April 1976	Fier, Jr.
D267395	December 1982	Groenewold et al.
D272505	February 1984	Daenen et al.
D279952	August 1985	Daenen et al.
D281048	October 1985	Wolff
D286844	November 1986	Daenen et al.
D288063	February 1987	Tyler
D289597	May 1987	Averitt
3038634	June 1962	Cheeley
3941301	March 1976	Jorgensen

Other References

Tupperware Cat. 10-1984, p. 3, Square Container. . Tupperware Cat., 6-1986, p. 5, Item No. 58. . Tupperware Cat., 9-1984, p. 9, Item No. B80 and B85..

Primary Examiner: Ansher; Bernard
Assistant Examiner: Deshmukh; Prabhakar
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Doninger; John A.