Snack food container

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the snack food container of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the snack food container of the present invention, with the rear elevation view, left elevation view, and right elevation view all mirror images of the front elevation view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the snack food container of the present invention; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the snack food container of the present invention.

The broken line shown on the bottom in FIG. 4 defines the boundary of the claim. The central portion within this broken line boundary forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a snack food container, as shown and described.

---

Inventors:	Bezek; Edward Anthony (Frisco, TX), Bierschenk; Patrick Joseph (Dallas, TX), Michels; John Joseph (Highland Village, TX)
Assignee:	Frito-Lay North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Appl. No.:	D/183,999
Filed:	June 19, 2003

---

Current U.S. Class:	D9/502; D9/529
Current International Class:	0901
Field of Search:	;D9/686,688,692,723-727,500,502-505,509,511,513,515-516,518,529-530,537-540,545,549,557-558,574,444-445,452,454 ;D24/197 ;215/381-385,396,398,400 ;220/4.27,906 ;426/43,115,120,234,583-584 ;D7/12.1-12.2,510-512

---

References Cited [Referenced By]

---

U.S. Patent Documents

2076132	April 1937	Le Rose
2121041	June 1938	Morgan
2297285	September 1942	Bledsoe
2346417	April 1944	Cornwell et al.
2533349	December 1950	Burger
2543427	February 1951	Warne
2619245	November 1952	Levi
2766796	October 1956	Tupper
3021977	February 1962	Hester
D192334	March 1962	Eicholtz
3760968	September 1973	Amberg et al.
3813000	May 1974	Underwood
3828999	August 1974	Humphrey
3915296	October 1975	Spencer
3952911	April 1976	Bozek et al.
4051265	September 1977	Kirshenbaum et al.
4054220	October 1977	Rosenstein
D246896	January 1978	Plummer
D247471	March 1978	Strand
D247472	March 1978	Byrne
4077538	March 1978	Waterbury
D247847	May 1978	Kretz
4163517	August 1979	Kappler et al.
4190168	February 1980	Jacques
D254840	April 1980	Aldrich, III
RE30805	November 1981	Rhoads
4417504	November 1983	Yamamoto
4444324	April 1984	Grenell
4483890	November 1984	Beery et al.
4819819	April 1989	Robertson, Jr.
5065923	November 1991	Hoefer et al.
D345695	April 1994	Frazer et al.
5383558	January 1995	Wilkinson et al.
5429262	July 1995	Sharkey
5482170	January 1996	Semersky et al.
5499763	March 1996	DeMars
D371304	July 1996	Onneweer
5613620	March 1997	Center et al.
5788076	August 1998	Simmons
5797509	August 1998	Fitch
5938062	August 1999	Paramski
6006945	December 1999	Kirkland
D418758	January 2000	Yucknut
6116469	September 2000	Wallays et al.
6152302	November 2000	Miller et al.
D436501	January 2001	Huang
6170666	January 2001	DesLauriers
D445030	July 2001	Croft et al.
D445337	July 2001	Croft et al.
D447057	August 2001	Bezek et al.
D447418	September 2001	Bezek et al.
D447693	September 2001	Warner et al.
D452437	December 2001	Bezek et al.
D452439	December 2001	Bezek et al.
D452440	December 2001	Bezek et al.
D452441	December 2001	Bezek et al.
D452824	January 2002	Bezek et al.
D453684	February 2002	Bezek et al.
6472007	October 2002	Bezek et al.
6596328	July 2003	Bezek et al.
D490709	June 2004	Bezek
2002/0008106	January 2002	Bezek et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	2646071		Apr 1989		FR
	2074762		Sep 1998		GB
	WO 92/04243		Mar 1992		WO

Other References

Advertisement by Land O' Lakes showing a personal size container for beverages, trademarked as the "Grip." It also has a resealable top, (ad shows date of 2000). cited by other.

Primary Examiner: Rademaker; Carol
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cahoon; Colin P. Carstens & Cahoon, LLP