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United States Patent	D593,259
VanderDussen	May 26, 2009

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CLAIM The ornamental design for a bee colony container and carrier, as illustrated and described.

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Inventors:	VanderDussen; David (Frankford, ON, CA)
Assignee:	VanderDussen; David (Stirling, Ontario, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/299,664
Filed:	December 31, 2007

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Current U.S. Class:	D30/108 ; 449/26
Current International Class:	3002
Field of Search:	D30/108-113,117 43/54.1,55,56 449/7,26-28,30

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References Cited

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U.S. Patent Documents

32367	May 1861	Hornbrook
2162413	June 1939	Wisniewski
3002650	October 1961	Lovell
3842982	October 1974	Joyce
4981548	January 1991	Poll
5211597	May 1993	Scott et al.
5509846	April 1996	Kueneman et al.
5632405	May 1997	McMath
D382675	August 1997	Wood

Foreign Patent Documents

	WO03039979		May., 2003		WO

Primary Examiner: MacCormac; Cathy Anne

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Description

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the bee colony container and carrier in accordance with my design, shown in a closed, first position;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the bee colony container and carrier shown in FIG. 1, the opposite view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the bee colony container and carrier shown in FIGS. 1 2, the opposite view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the bee colony container and carrier shown in FIGS. 1 3;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the bee colony container and carrier shown in FIGS. 1 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bee colony container and carrier shown in FIGS. 1 5, shown in an open, second position.

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