Container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting

Description

[0001] FIG. 1 is an isometric top view of a container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting;

[0002] FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail view of area 2 circumscribed within FIG. 1;

[0003] FIG. 3 is an isometric bottom view thereof;

[0004] FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail view of area 4 circumscribed within FIG. 3;

[0005] FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

[0006] FIG. 6 is an enlarged detail view of area 6 circumscribed within FIG. 5;

[0007] FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

[0008] FIG. 8 is an enlarged detail view of area 8 circumscribed within FIG. 7;

[0009] FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

[0010] FIG. 10 is a side view at 45 degrees to the left from the front view thereof;

[0011] FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof;

[0012] FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

[0013] FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof;

[0014] FIG. 14 is a sectioned elevation left side view thereof, the section being taken in a direction of section line 14—14 of FIG. 5;

[0015] FIG. 15 is an enlarged detail view of area 15 circumscribed within FIG. 14;

[0016] FIG. 16 is an enlarged detail view of area 16 circumscribed within FIG. 14;

[0017] FIG. 17 is a sectioned elevation 45 degree to the left from the front side view thereof, the section being taken in a direction of section line 17—17 of FIG. 5;

[0018] FIG. 18 is an enlarged detail view of area 18 circumscribed within FIG. 17;

[0019] FIG. 19 is a sectioned elevation left side view thereof originally illustrated in FIG. 14, the view illustrating an exemplary nesting capability thereof;

[0020] FIG. 20 is an isometric top view illustrating the container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting in an exemplary environment of use, the container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting shown being seamed to an exemplary container;

[0021] FIG. 21 is a sectioned elevation left side view thereof, the view illustrating the container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting in the exemplary environment of use, shown being seamed to the exemplary container;

[0022] FIG. 22 is an enlarged detail view of area 22 circumscribed within FIG. 21;

[0023] FIG. 23 is an isometric top view of a second container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting;

[0024] FIG. 24 is an enlarged detail view of area 24 circumscribed within FIG. 23;

[0025] FIG. 25 is an isometric bottom view of the second container lid thereof;

[0026] FIG. 26 is an enlarged detail view of area 26 circumscribed within FIG. 25;

[0027] FIG. 27 is a top plan view of the second container lid thereof;

[0028] FIG. 28 is an enlarged detail view of area 28 circumscribed within FIG. 27;

[0029] FIG. 29 is a bottom plan view of the second container lid thereof;

[0030] FIG. 30 is an enlarged detail view of area 30 circumscribed within FIG. 29;

[0031] FIG. 31 is a front view of the second container lid thereof;

[0032] FIG. 32 is a side view at 45 degrees to the left from the front view of the second container lid thereof;

[0033] FIG. 33 is a left side view of the second container lid thereof;

[0034] FIG. 34 is a rear view of the second container lid thereof;

[0035] FIG. 35 is a right side view of the second container lid thereof;

[0036] FIG. 36 is a sectioned elevation left side view thereof, the section being taken in a direction of section line 36—36 of FIG. 27;

[0037] FIG. 37 is an enlarged detail view of area 37 circumscribed within FIG. 36;

[0038] FIG. 38 is a sectioned elevation 45 degree to the left from the front side view of the second container lid thereof, the section being taken in a direction of section line 38—38 of FIG. 27;

[0039] FIG. 39 is an enlarged detail view of area 39 circumscribed within FIG. 38;

[0040] FIG. 40 is a sectioned elevation left side view of the second container lid thereof originally illustrated in FIG. 36, the view illustrating an exemplary nesting capability thereof;

[0041] FIG. 41 is an isometric top view illustrating the second container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting seamed to an exemplary container;

[0042] FIG. 42 is a sectioned elevation left side view of the second container lid thereof, the view illustrating the container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting seamed to the exemplary container;

[0043] FIG. 43 is an enlarged detail view of area 43 circumscribed within FIG. 42;

[0044] FIG. 44 is an isometric top view of an enhanced variant of the second container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting comprising formations and elements integral with a bottom wall to illustrate nesting of modified container lids;

[0045] FIG. 45 is an isometric bottom view of the enhanced variant of the second container lid thereof;

[0046] FIG. 46 is a sectioned elevation front view of the enhanced variant of the second container lid thereof;

[0047] FIG. 47 is a sectioned elevation front view of the enhanced variant of the second container lid thereof as originally presented in FIG. 46, the view illustrating an exemplary nesting capability thereof;

[0048] FIG. 48 is an isometric top view illustrating the of the enhanced variant of the second container lid thereof seamed to an exemplary container; and,

[0049] FIG. 49 is a sectioned elevation left side view of the enhanced variant of the second container lid thereof, the view illustrating the enhanced variant thereof seamed to the exemplary container.

[0050] The evenly spaced broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting that form no part of the claim. In FIGS. 1-8, 14-18, 21-30, 36-39, 42 and 43, the evenly spaced broken lines also designate enlarged views that form no part of the claim. Further, in FIGS. 5 and 27, the dash-dot-dash broken line arrows represent sectional designations that form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting as shown and described.

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