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(12) United States Design Patent (10) Patent N0.: US D692,756 S
McClellan et al. (45) Date of Patent: 4* Nov. 5, 2013
(54) CONTAINER LID Primary Examiner * Susan Bennett Hattan
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Buchanan lngersoll &
(75) Inventors: Ruth McClellan, Pitts?eld, PA (US); Rooney PC
Brad BielaWski, Warren, PA (U S);
Kevin Blaine Hoover’ Pitts?eld’ PA ornamental design fgrLaAg?/iitainer lid as shown and
(US); Robert Sokolski, Warren, PA (US) described~ ’
(73) Assignee: Whirley Industries, Inc., Warren, PA DESCRIPTION
(Us)
FIG. 1 is a front perspective vieW of a container lid showing
(**) Term: 14 Years our neW design, With a movable ?ip tab in the open position;
FIG. 2 is rear a perspective vieW thereof, With the movable ?ip
(21) Appl. No.: 29/403,278 tab in the open position;
FIG. 3 is a top vieW thereof, With the movable ?ip tab in the
(22) Filed: Oct. 4, 2011 open position;
(51) LOC (9) Cl. ................................................ .. 09-07 FIG- 4 is 119mm View thereof, with the movable ?iP tab in the
52 us CL open pos1 1on;
( ) USPC ........................................... .. 139/447; 139/449 51133255212? View thereof’ with the movable ?ip tab in ‘he
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search . ’ . . . .
USPC .......... .. 139/449, 447, 438, 435, 434; 137/510, 511331 3113101?‘ VleW thereof’ Wlth the movable ?lp tab m the
D7611’ 3962’ 3921; 229/9061; 220/812’ FIG. 7 is a side vieW thereof, With the movable ?ip tab in the
220/713, 268, 254.9, 254.3, 253 . . . . . . . .
See application ?le for Complete Search history open pos1t1on and the oppos1te slde v1eW bemg a m1rror1mage
' thereof;
(56) References Cited FIG. 8 is a front perspective vieW thereof, With the movable
?ip tab in the closed position;
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS FIG. 9 is a rear perspective vieW thereof, With the movable ?ip
tab in the closed position;
4,760,934 A * 8/1988 Netsch ........................ .. 220/269 FIG. 10 is a top vieW thereof, With the movable ?ip tab in the
5,148,936 A 9/1992 DeGroW closed position;
5,415,312 A 5/1995 Mueller
5,839,601 A 11/1998 Van Melle FIG. 11 is a bottom vieW thereof, With the movable ?ip tab in
5,938,056 A 8/1999 Ma the closed position;
6,089,397 A 7/2000 Van Melle FIG. 12 is a rear vieW thereof, With the movable ?ip tab in the
6,095,033 A 8/2000 Melton closed position;
6,220,470 B1 4/2001 McHenry et a1. FIG. 13 is a front vieW thereof, With the movable ?ip tab in the
6,439,442 B1 * 8/2002 Markert et a1. ............. .. 222/547
D480,968 S 10/2003 Atkins et a1. closed position; and,
6,644,490 B2 11/2003 Clarke FIG. 14 is a side vieW thereof, With the movable ?ip tab in the
D485,759 S * 1/2004 Janky et a1. .................. .. D9/449 closed position, and With the opposite side being a mirror
6,679,397 B2 1/2004 Smith et a1. image thereof.
6,702,137 B1 3/2004 KoWa et a1.
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(56) References Cited D573,0l9 S * 7/2008 Spencer ....................... .. D9/445
13610,021 s * 2/2010 Kinoshitaet a1. ............ .. 139/686
US PATENT DOCUMENTS 7,789,260 B2 9/2010 Hollis et a1.
7,819,271 B2 10/2010 Hollis et a1.
6,783,019 B2 8/2004 Zettle et a1‘ D643,245 S * 8/2011 Minarsch .................. .. D7/392.1
11503539 S * 4/2005 Tani ““““““““““““““““ “ D4/1l4 D644,060 S * 8/2011 Komeiji ........ .. .. D7/392.1
6886 707 B2 5/2005 Giraud D646,l64 S * 10/2011 Mongeon et a1. D9/445
730112227 B2 300% Wardetal, 13647,753 s * 11/2011 Lin ............ .. .. 137/3921
13530,607 s * 10/2006 Cornet e161. ................ ..139/445 136541792 5 * 2/2012 Bertelsen ~~~~~~ ~~ ~D9/436
7,131,551 B2 11/2006 Smith D660,694 S * 5/2012 Mongeon et a1. . D9/445
7,134,566 B2 11/2006 Smith 6161. 136757832 5 * 2/2013 K}1d<>_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ D4/136
13533,779 s * 12/2006 Schmidtner e161. ......... .. 139/449 2006/0043091 A1 3/2006 P1119111 ‘ML
2008/0054005 Al* 3/2008 Cal ............................. .. 220/711
7,195,137 B2 * 3/2007 Belcastro
. 2009/0057324 A1 3/2009 WangWu
13544,212 s 6/2007 Hsleh ........................... .. 134/114 .
2009/0236373 A1 9/2009 L311) 6161.
13553983 5 * 10/2007 Bunce ‘ital ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ D9/454 2009/0266828 Al* 10/2009 Cai et a1. ..................... .. 220/712
13555,000 s * 11/2007 Bunce e161. ................. ..139/529
D570,686 S 6/2008 Hollis et a1. * cited by examiner
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