Tubular food container

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of an outer container body; shown separately for clarity;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an inner support bar; shown separately for clarity;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 5; and,

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

The broken line showing of food chips is for illustrative purpose only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Sagel; Joseph P. (Lewisville, TX), Croft; Robert J. (Jersey City, NJ)
Assignee:	Recot, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/119,090
Filed:	February 23, 2000

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	092974	Aug 28, 1998	D426153

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/428; D9/422
Current International Class:	0903
Field of Search:	;D9/414,222,428,429,456,337,338 ;206/303,445,96,764,765,361,15.2,15.3,385,407,493 ;229/125.12,125.125,116.1,162,23BT,93,4.5,5.5 ;220/345.1,351,8,4.31,4.32,475,735,736

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D157258	February 1950	Hertzberg
D363218	October 1995	Mann
1527386	February 1925	Barnard
2630912	March 1953	Warner et al.
3132653	May 1964	Gazdik
4752146	June 1988	Buckle
5611448	March 1997	Chen
5661865	September 1997	Humphrey

Primary Examiner: Deshmukh; Prabhakar
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck