Ergonomic disposable cup

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of an ergonomic disposable cup;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the cup of FIG. 1, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the cup of FIG. 1, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the cup of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the cup of FIG. 6, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of the cup of FIG. 6, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the cup of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the cup of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the cup of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view of the cup of FIG. 11, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

FIG. 13 is a side elevation view of the cup of FIG. 11, with an opposite view being identical thereto;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the cup of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the cup of FIG. 11.

Broken lines in the Figures form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an ergonomic disposable cup, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Smith; Stephen Alan (Naperville, IL), Smith; Kevin Ray (Round Lake Beach, IL), Wiedmeyer; Warren Giles (Trevor, WI), Healy; Kimberly Vaile (Chicago, IL), Golden; Randy (Ada, OK), DesChamps; Rudy (Mahomet, IL), Khan; Irshad (Round Lake Beach, IL), Rutter; Bryce C. (St. Louis, MO), Bone; Brian C. (St. Louis, MO), Loudenslager; John H. (Phoenix, AZ), Stillerman; Jan Rolf (Phoenix, AZ)
Assignee:	Solo Cup Company (Highland Park, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/194,964
Filed:	December 3, 2003

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	676807	Oct 1, 2003

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Current U.S. Class:	D7/509; D7/531
Current International Class:	0701
Field of Search:	;220/671,675,669,694,735,705,676,738 ;229/403,400,402,401 ;53/426 ;206/514,520,519,217 ;D7/629,615,532,531,523,507,509,392.1,396,396.2 ;D9/429,556 ;222/129,465.1 ;426/394,86 ;428/36.4 ;366/341 ;215/373,384

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Primary Examiner: Pandozzi; M. N.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wallenstein Wagner & Rockey, Ltd.