Box Patent Grant Sollie , et al. February 8, 2 [Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.]

Box

Sollie , et al. February 8, 2

Patent Grant D942853

U.S. patent number D942,853 [Application Number D/705,472] was granted by the patent office on 2022-02-08 for box. This patent grant is currently assigned to Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.. Invention is credited to Randy Ball, Shifeng Chen, Greg Sollie.

United States Patent	D942,853
Sollie , et al.	February 8, 2022

Box

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a box, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Sollie; Greg (Sharpsburg, GA), Chen; Shifeng (Newport News, VA), Ball; Randy (Peachtree City, GA)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.	Conyers	GA	US

Assignee:

Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. (Conyers, GA)

Appl. No.:

D/705,472

Filed:

September 12, 2019

Current U.S. Class:	D9/432
Current International Class:	0903
Field of Search:	;D9/414,416,419,424,426,430,432,433,705 ;D3/272,273,299

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Primary Examiner: Posthauer; Catherine S
Assistant Examiner: Buchanan; Riah D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Taylor English Duma LLP

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a box.

FIG. 2 is a top left perspective view of the claimed design.

FIG. 3 is a front right perspective view of the claimed design in an open configuration.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof in a closed configuration, which is a mirror image of a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the claimed design in a folded configuration.

FIG. 10 is a top left perspective view of the claimed design with a tear strip partially removed.

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the claimed design in an open configuration after removal of a pair of tear strips.

FIG. 12 is a detail view of the claimed design in a position of use, with an exemplary piece of adhesive backing, shown partially removed; and,

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the claimed design in a closed configuration after removal of a pair of tear strips.

The broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating both parts of the article that form no part of the claim, as well as environmental subject matter. None of the broken lines form part of the claimed design.

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