Protective sleeve for a container

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view from above of one embodiment of a protective sleeve;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view from below of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view from above of a second embodiment of a protective sleeve;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view from below of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a left side view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is a top view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of FIG. 7.

The broken lines "Logo Here" in FIGS. 7 9 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a protective sleeve for a container, as shown.

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Inventors:	Joy; Daren Edward (Sausalito, CA), Marcus; Pamela Wong (Kensington, CA)
Assignee:	Lifefactory, Inc. (Sausalito, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/341,033
Filed:	July 29, 2009

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/444
Current International Class:	0901
Field of Search:	;D9/711,702,713,444,452,499,455,434 ;D7/624.1,624.2,605,607,619.1,622,608,529 ;220/737-739,758-759,673,903,592.17 ;229/403,87.01,400,405 ;215/12.1,12.2,13.1,392-395

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Primary Examiner: Veynar; Caron
Assistant Examiner: Bahta; Abraham
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Owens Tarabichi LLP