Beverage container

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a beverage container of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the beverage container of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view of the beverage container of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the beverage container of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the beverage container of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the beverage container of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the beverage container of the present invention; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the beverage container of the present invention.

The broken lines showing of the cap, bottom features, and depression in the rear of the base in all figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The outermost circle of the unclaimed patterned punt and the notched area shown in broken lines on the bottom of the beverage container, which define the bounds of the claimed design, form no part thereof.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Bryant; Michael Patrick (Marlborough, MA), Hendricks; William J. (Windham, NH), Lerner; Edward H. (Lexington, MA), Warner; Jim F. (Hoboken, NJ), Yun; Insun (New York, NY)
Assignee:	Welch Foods Inc. (Concord, MA)
Appl. No.:	D/146,286
Filed:	August 7, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/538
Current International Class:	0901
Field of Search:	;D9/500,502-503,506,516,307,520,529-530,537-543,549,552,554,557-558,565,570 ;215/381-385,6,10,396,398 ;220/662,669,675

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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D404310	January 1999	Martin
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D429647	August 2000	Warner et al.
D434330	November 2000	Rowe et al.
D435795	January 2001	Bretz et al.
D446727	August 2001	Cummings

Other References

Commercially-available containers..

Primary Examiner: Shooman; Ted
Assistant Examiner: Rademaker; Carol
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cahoon; Colin P. Carstens, Yee & Cahoon, L.L.P.