Upper portion of a food container lid

Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an upper portion of a food container lid of this invention, a lower flange is indicated in phantom lines, but is environmental material which forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is an isometric view of an alternative embodiment upper portion of a food container lid of this invention, a lower flange is indicated in phantom lines, but is environmental material which forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	McCumber; Donald E. (Madison, WI)
Assignee:	Placon Corporation (Madison, WI)
Appl. No.:	D/245,543
Filed:	December 22, 2005

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/435
Current International Class:	0905
Field of Search:	;D9/756,755,456,435,432,431,429,428,426,425,424,418 ;D7/629,601,554.2,554.1,392.1,391 ;D34/38 ;D3/323 ;229/406 ;220/556 ;206/557,518,508

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D341316	November 1993	Fritz et al.
5607709	March 1997	Fritz et al.
D394807	June 1998	Krupa et al.
D409910	May 1999	Hayes et al.
D444382	July 2001	Hayes et al.
6257401	July 2001	Mangla et al.
6349847	February 2002	Mangla et al.
D488718	April 2004	Passerini
6786351	September 2004	Krueger
D507740	July 2005	Ruiz et al.

Other References

Exhibit A--Photograph of Fabri-Kal Rotisserie Chicken Container, 2003. cited by other . Exhibit B--Photograph of Pactiv Rotisserie Chicken Container Lid, prior to Mar. 8, 2005. cited by other . Exhibit C--Photograph of Ivex Corporation Rotisserie Chicken Container, prior to Mar. 8, 2005. cited by other . Exhibit D--Photograph of Rotisserie Chicken Container, 2004 or earlier. cited by other . Exhibit E--Photograph of Anchor Packaging Chicken Container, prior to Mar. 2005. cited by other . Exhibit F--Photograph of Reynolds Rotisserie Chicken Container, May 2005. cited by other . Exhibit G--Photograph of Douglas Steven Plastics Chicken Container, 2005. cited by other . Exhibit H--Photograph of Plastic Ingenuity, Inc. Container, prior to 2006. cited by other.

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Assistant Examiner: Hattan; Susan Bennett
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Stiennon & Stiennon