Special receptacle or package – For a household appliance
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-01
2011-02-01
Gartenberg, Ehud (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For a household appliance
C206S722000, C206S593000, C206S723000, C206S486000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07878326
ABSTRACT:
Packaging for an article of manufacture, which includes a base with a ledge formed on its interior, a holder disposed within the base for holding an item, and a lid above the base. The holder, base, and lid may be transparent. The holder may suspend the item above a surface to give the item the appearance that it is floating within the packaging.
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Andre Bartley K.
Coster Daniel J.
De Iuliis Daniele
Howarth Richard P.
Ive Jonathan P.
Apple Inc.
Gartenberg Ehud
Neway Blaine G
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC
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