Bottle

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bottle showing a first embodiment of our bottle design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 2 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 2 and 3 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 2 and the side view depicted in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 2 and the side views depicted in FIGS. 3 and 4;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the bottle depicted FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a bottle as depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a side view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 9 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 9 and 10 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 9 and the side view depicted in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 9, 10 and 11 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 9 and the side views depicted in FIGS. 10 and 11;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the bottle depicted FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a bottle as depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a front view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a side view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 16 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 16 and 17 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 16 and the side view depicted in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 16, 17 and 18 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 16 and the side views depicted in FIGS. 17 and 18;

FIG. 20 is a top view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 16;

FIG. 21 is a bottom view of the bottle depicted FIG. 16;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a bottle as depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 23 is a front view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is a side view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 23 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 23 and 24 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 23 and the side view depicted in FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 23, 24 and 25 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 23 and the side views depicted in FIGS. 24 and 25;

FIG. 27 is a top view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 23; and

FIG. 28 is a bottom view of the bottle depicted FIG. 23.

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a bottle as depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 30 is a front view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 29;

FIG. 31 is a side view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 30 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 30;

FIG. 32 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 30 and 31 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 30 and the side view depicted in FIG. 31;

FIG. 33 is another side view of the bottle depicted in FIGS. 30, 31 and 32 representing a partial rotation of the bottle about its vertical center axis from the front view depicted in FIG. 30 and the side views depicted in FIGS. 31 and 32;

FIG. 34 is a top view of the bottle depicted in FIG. 30; and,

FIG. 35 is a bottom view of the bottle depicted FIG. 30.

The uneven-length broken lines represent unclaimed boundaries of the claimed design. The even-length broken lines showing the remainder of the BOTTLE are for environmental purposes only and does not form part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Bretz; John M. (Crystal Lake, IL), Colten; Susan L. (Wilmette, IL), Orland; Rachel (Chicago, IL), Pattee; Jeffrey L. (Palatine, IL), Vanderwiel; Susan (Palatine, IL), Piccioli; David (Auburn, NH), Allen; Bradley L. (St. Charles, MO), Rutter; Bryce (St. Louis, MO), Portzline; William Scott (Portland, OR)
Assignee:	Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/162,340
Filed:	June 13, 2002

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29071704	Jun 4, 1997
	29064098	Dec 6, 1996

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/520; D9/538; D9/557
Current International Class:	0901
Field of Search:	;D9/500-505,520,530,537-543,544-546,549-558,559,570 ;215/379,381,382,383,384

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Primary Examiner: Lieberman; Lucy
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.