Food container

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top view;

FIG. 3 is a front view;

FIG. 4 is a left side view; the right side view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear view.

The bottom of the food container forms no part of the claimed design.

Portions of the article depicted in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Hayes; Thomas J. (McHenry, IL), Erickson; Mark A. (McHenry, IL), Mangla; Raj K. (Pittsford, NY), Spencer; Mark (Gurnee, IL), Sagan; Michael J. A. (Marshall, WI)
Assignee:	Tenneco Packaging Inc. (Lake Forest, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/090,532
Filed:	July 10, 1998

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/425
Current International Class:	0903
Field of Search:	;D7/391,392.1,538,541-542,543,545,546,553.1,553.6-553.8,540,602,629 ;D9/337-338,341,345,424-426,432,445,435 ;206/541,561,564 ;220/4.23,4.24,555,575,507,833-835,837,839 ;426/114,120

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D214132	May 1969	Niemoller
D255857	July 1980	Zimmerman
D256308	August 1980	Zimmerman
D256646	September 1980	Painter et al.
D259774	July 1981	Criscitiello, Jr.
D269323	June 1983	Cillario
D298000	October 1988	Ritman
D298304	November 1988	Meyer
D340882	November 1993	Holtkamp, Jr.
D352423	November 1994	Laib
D377580	January 1997	Hayes et al.
D384862	October 1997	Hayes et al.
D387986	December 1997	Hayes et al.
D389061	January 1998	Ebrahim et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	1 071 126		Feb 1980		CA
	1 076 044		Apr 1980		CA
	1 249 231		Jan 1989		CA
	39 43 301 C2		Dec 1989		DE

Other References

Plastics Engineering, Oct., 1989, p. 10, illustrating BonFaire Microwaveable Packaging by Placon Corporation..

Primary Examiner: Shooman; Ted
Assistant Examiner: Rademaker; Carol
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Jenkens & Gilchrist