Shoulder of a disposable cup

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shoulder of a disposable cup showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the cup of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the cup of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 through 4 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a shoulder of a 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 (Slinger, WI), Healy; Kimberly Vaile (Chicago, IL), Golden; Randy (Ada, OK), DesChamps; Rudy (Mahomet, IL), Khan; Irshad (Round Lake Beach, IL)
Assignee:	Solo Cup Company (Highland Park, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/223,780
Filed:	February 18, 2005

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29194893	Dec 3, 2003
	10676807	Oct 1, 2003

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Current U.S. Class:	D7/396.2; D7/396.6
Current International Class:	0799
Field of Search:	;D7/532,531,523,507,509,392.1,396.6,396.2,429,556,428,555 ;222/129,465.1 ;426/394,86 ;428/36.4 ;206/519,520,217 ;366/341 ;215/373,384,380,382 ;220/705,676,738,669,703,592.16,592.17,516,675,484

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