Reclosable container lid
Smith , et al. July 15, 2
U.S. patent number D477,223 [Application Number D/165,202] was granted by the patent office on 2003-07-15 for reclosable container lid. This patent grant is currently assigned to Solo Cup Company. Invention is credited to Brian C. Bone, John Stewart Gitschlag, James Tam Joines, Jr., Bryce G. Rutter, Stephen Alan Smith, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer.
| United States Patent | D477,223 |
| Smith , et al. | July 15, 2003 |
Reclosable container lid
Claims
What is claimed is the ornamental design for a reclosable container lid, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Smith; Stephen Alan (Naperville, IL), Wiedmeyer; Warren Giles (Trevor, WI), Gitschlag; John Stewart (Chicago, IL), Joines, Jr.; James Tam (Gurnee, IL), Rutter; Bryce G. (St. Louis, MO), Bone; Brian C. (St. Louis, MO) |
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| Assignee: | Solo Cup Company (Highland
Park, IL) |
| Appl. No.: | D/165,202 |
| Filed: | August 5, 2002 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 923763 | Aug 6, 2001 | ||||
| Current U.S. Class: | D9/447; D9/449; D9/450; D9/454 |
| Current International Class: | 0907 |
| Field of Search: | ;D9/435,440,447,449,454 ;D7/510,511,392,392.1 ;220/711,713,714 |
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Primary Examiner: Zarfas; Louis S.
Assistant Examiner: Andoll; Gregory
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wallenstein & Wagner, Ltd.
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a reclosable container lid of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the reclosable container lid of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the reclosable container lid of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side view of the reclosable container lid of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a top view of the reclosable container lid of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the reclosable container lid taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 1, showing the contour of the lid.
The broken lines in the Figures form no part of the claimed design.
The above statement has been inserted in the specification preceding the claim.
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