Container with waist ribs

Description

FIG. 1 is front elevational view of a container with waist ribs showing our new design; the rear view is a mirror image thereof except for the conventional screw threading on the neck;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of an alternative embodiment with vacuum panels and vertical ribs in a panel section; the rear view is a mirror image thereof except for the conventional screw threading on the neck; the top and bottom views of the second embodiment are the same, as the forst embodiment.

Claims

The ornamental design for a container with waist ribs, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Collette; Wayne N. (Merrimack, NH), Krisnnakumar; Suppayan M. (Nashua, NH), Piccioli; David (Auburn, NH)
Assignee:	Continental PET Technologies, Inc. (Florence, KY)
Appl. No.:	D/064,486
Filed:	January 2, 1997

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	549477	Oct 27, 1995

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/502; D9/538; D9/553
Current International Class:	0901
Field of Search:	;D9/500,502,503,505,538-541,559,553,520,557 ;215/381-384

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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Foreign Patent Documents

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Other References

Australian Design Application 3503/93 filed Nov. 5, 1993. . Australian Design Application 3629/93 filed Nov. 17, 1993. . Australian Design Application 1475/94 filed May 12, 1994. . Schweppes Sport Plus Bottle (Jul. 1994)..

Primary Examiner: Lieberman; Lucy
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.