Easy open container end

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an easy-open container end showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a section through the easy-open can end of FIG. 1 along lines 4--4 thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D382481
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 5, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 1997
Assignee: Aluminum Company of America (Pittsburgh, PA)
Inventor: Carl McEldowney (Russia, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Attorney: Thomas R. Trempus
Application Number: 0/48,638
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9438
International Classification: 0907;