Proppant container

Description

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a proppant container;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof,

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left-side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right-side elevational view of FIG. 1; and,

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

The features presented in broken lines are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Harris; Robert A. (Arlington, TX)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type SandBox Logistics, LLC Houston TX US
Assignee:	SandBox Logistics, LLC (Houston, TX)
Family ID:	50337688
Appl. No.:	D/547,237
Filed:	December 2, 2015

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	13625675	Sep 24, 2012

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Current U.S. Class:	D3/202; D3/272
Current CPC Class:	B65D90/20 20130101; B65D90/0033 20130101; B65B1/06 20130101; B65D88/30 20130101; B65D90/54 20130101; B65D88/54 20130101; B65D88/32 20130101; B65G67/02 20130101; B65G57/02 20130101; B65G2201/0235 20130101
Current International Class:	2301
Field of Search:	;D3/272,316 ;D23/202 ;D34/38

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Primary Examiner: Rivard; Jennifer
Assistant Examiner: Rivas; April
Attorney, Agent or Firm: LKGlobal | Lorenz & Kopf, LLP

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