FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the metal bottle;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a metal bottle according to an alternative embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 5; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 5.
The broken lines in the drawings illustrate the portions of the metal bottle that form no part of the claim.
	
	  
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