Upper portion of a container

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an upper portion of a container, embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being the same;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an upper portion of a container, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Pouillot; Frederic Louis Lucien (Cincinnati, OH), Vuijk; Jelle Dankert (Rome, IT), Lawson; John Russell (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee:	The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/150,475
Filed:	November 6, 2001

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	137939	Mar 1, 2001	D467809

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Sep 1, 2000 [GB]			2095505

Current U.S. Class:	D9/516; D9/435
Current International Class:	0907
Field of Search:	;D9/523,520,54.3,570,565,575,564,434,435,437,453,454,447,503,504 ;215/381-384,329,247,40-43 ;222/80,81,325,541.2,153.06 ;D32/30 ;D6/545 ;239/309,315

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Foreign Patent Documents

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Primary Examiner: Lieberman; Lucy
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fayette; Thibault Zerby; Kim William Miller; Steven W.