Sealable food serving container

Description

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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a sealable food serving container constructed in accordance with the present invention wherein the lower serving plate and sealing cover are shown separately;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the sealable food serving container of FIG. 1 wherein the sealing cover is sealably engaged to the serving plate;

FIG. 3 is a side view in elevation of the sealable food serving container shown in perspective in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the sealable food serving container shown in perspective in FIG. 2 and shown in elevation in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the sealable food container shown in perspective in FIG. 2, shown in elevation in FIG. 3 and shown in top plan view in FIG. 4.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Littlejohn; Mark B. (Appleton, WI), Whitmore; Rebecca E. (Chilton, WI), Dees; Jerome G. (Appleton, WI)
Assignee:	Fort James Corporation (Deerfield, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/131,844
Filed:	October 27, 2000

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/429; D7/629; D9/428
Current International Class:	0903
Field of Search:	;D9/428,429,424,425,426 ;D7/629,601,602,608,610,641 ;206/508,518,519,557,523 ;229/406,407,938,902,903,904,906,116.1 ;220/556,4.26,4.31,260,212,293,380,780-788 ;426/106,112,113,114

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D358091	May 1995	Warburton
D374820	October 1996	Knoss et al.
D375261	November 1996	Fiori
D415025	October 1999	McCann
D415420	October 1999	Chen
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4197940	April 1980	DeRossett
4206845	June 1980	Christian
4375862	March 1983	Kurinsky et al.
4705172	November 1987	Gage
5377860	January 1995	Littlejohn

Other References

Tenneco Packaging Catalog, Jan. 1996, pp. 90 and 96..

Primary Examiner: Deshmukh; Prabhakar
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ferrell; Michael W.