Food container

Chiang , et al.

Patent Grant D884486

U.S. patent number D884,486 [Application Number D/656,406] was granted by the patent office on 2020-05-19 for food container. This patent grant is currently assigned to Zume, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Zume, Inc.. Invention is credited to Rick Bontrager, Casper W. Chiang, Alexander John Garden.


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United States Patent D884,486
Chiang ,   et al. May 19, 2020
Food container
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a food container, as shown and described.
Inventors: Chiang; Casper W. (Danville, CA), Garden; Alexander John (Tiburon, CA), Bontrager; Rick (Mountain View, CA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Zume, Inc.
Mountain View
CA
US
Assignee: Zume, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Appl. No.: D/656,406
Filed: July 12, 2018
Current U.S. Class: D9/756; D9/761
Current International Class: 0903
Field of Search: ;D9/414,416,424,425,426,428,430,432,433,715,721,732,756,761 ;D7/584,601,602,701,703,707,708
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Primary Examiner: Calve; Lauren R
Description


FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a base portion of a food container of our new design, the cover portion removed for clarity of illustration.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof, the base portion being symmetrical such that a right side elevational view thereof, a front view thereof, and a rear view thereof are each identical to the left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a cover portion of the food container of our new design, the base portion removed for clarity of illustration.

FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof, the cover portion being symmetrical such that a right side elevational view thereof, a front view thereof, and a rear view thereof are each identical to the left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the food container of our new design, including the base portion and the cover portion thereof.

FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view thereof, the food container being symmetrical such that a right side elevational view thereof, a front view thereof, and a rear view thereof are each identical to the left side elevational view thereof.

Stippling and tangency lines in the drawings represent the three-dimensional contours of the design, and are not intended to indicate surface decoration. The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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