Domed inner cover for a container

Description

The ornamental design of this invention is a domed inner cover for a container. The dispensing opening within the domed inner cover comprises a flexible material with one or more slits through which sheets, such as wet wipes, are dispensed. The domed inner cover is preferably pitched slightly toward the front of the container and with an oval-shaped window of a flexible material having a star-shaped slit configuration.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a domed inner cover for a container showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the domed inner cover for a container.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof.

Phantom lines depict the environment and form no part of the claimed invention illustrated.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a domed inner cover for a container, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Buck; Frederick Allan (Neenah, WI), Kuo; Andrew (Appleton, WI), Hammonds; Yvette Lynn (Fond du Lac, WI), Amundson; John David (Crawley, GB)
Assignee:	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Appl. No.:	D/121,018
Filed:	March 30, 2000

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/440; D3/318
Current International Class:	0907
Field of Search:	;D9/420,422,423,424,425,440 ;D3/273,294,295,318,302 ;220/326,335,337 ;221/33,45,52,56,40,41 ;206/812,210

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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Foreign Patent Documents

	0 068 722 B1		Apr 1988		EP
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	0 644 130 B1		May 1998		EP

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American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Designation: D 412--98a "Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers--Tension.sup.1 " pp. 43-55, published Aug. 1998. . American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Designation: D 790--99 "Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials.sup.1 " pp. 150-158, published Feb. 2000. . American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Designation: D 2240--97.sup.e1 "Standard Test Method for Rubber Property--Durometer Hardness.sup.1 " pp. 400-403, published Mar. 1997. . American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Designation: D 6125--97 "Standard Test Method for Bending Resistance of Paper and Paperboard (Gurley Type Tester).sup.1 " pp. 885-889, published Feb. 1998..

Primary Examiner: Hyder; Philip S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Croft; Gregory E. Bendel; Michael J.