Upper portion of a bottle

Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of an upper portion of a bottle showing our new design, the opposite side is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary rear elevation of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation of a second embodiment of the upper portion of a bottle, the opposite side is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary front elevation of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary rear elevation of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a side elevation of a third embodiment of an upper portion of a bottle, the opposite side is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a fragmentary front elevation of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a fragmentary rear elevation of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a side elevation of a fourth embodiment of the upper portion of a bottle, the opposite side is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a fragmentary front elevation of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a fragmentary rear elevation of FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of FIG. 13.

The broken line showing of a lower portion of a bottle in FIGS. 1, 5, 9 and 13 is a for illustrative purposes only and does not form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an upper portion of a bottle, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Levy; William A. (Raleigh, NC), Johnson, Jr.; Horace (Apex, NC)
Assignee:	Rhone-Poulenc AG Company (Research Triangle Park, NC)
[*] Notice:	The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to February 9, 2007 has been disclaimed.
Appl. No.:	07/482,681
Filed:	February 20, 1990

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/528
Field of Search:	;D9/376,378,374 ;215/1A,1R,1C

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Popular Mechanics, Jul. 1985, p. 38, Ortho-Klor bottle. . Packaging, Sep. 1987, p. 147, Multi-Purpose HDPE bottle. . Australian Design Award, Kleenpour Container, Dec. 19, 1986. . 1988 Buyers Guide,/Packaging, p. 16, Kleenpour bottle . R. E. Baynard, Technical Handout, May 16, 1989..

Primary Examiner: Ansher; Bernard
Assistant Examiner: Lieberman; Lucy
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Passe; James G.