Container

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the container shown in FIG. 1, with lid half removed;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the container shown in FIG. 1, with lid removed;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the container shown in FIG. 1, with different stippled surface shading to represent color contrast; and,

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of another alternative embodiment of the container shown in FIG. 1, with lining to indicate the color red in a portion of the surface ornamentation.

The broken lines in FIG. 7 depict an environmental portion of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Cassol; Michele (Eschlikon, CH), Knabenhans; Beat (Erlenbach, CH)
Assignee:	Firestar AG (Escglikon, CH)
Appl. No.:	D/255,910
Filed:	March 13, 2006

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/416; D9/428; D9/429
Current International Class:	0903
Field of Search:	;D9/414-432,748-762,449,456 ;D7/601-602,629 ;206/484-484.2,518,557,459.1,524.3 ;220/287,556,241-2,780-1,350

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Foreign Patent Documents

	2004/016514		Feb 2004		WO

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Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Assistant Examiner: Krakower; Susan E
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. Weigell, Esq.; Charles T. J.