Cap closure

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of a cap closure, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front top perspective view thereof, showing the cap closure in a closed configuration;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of the closure of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof, showing the cap closure in a closed configuration.

The broken line showing of a tapered spout and a container tube is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402202
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 27, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 1998
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: Adam Sherman (Brooklyn, NY), James C. McKinney (Cranbury, NJ), George J. Neveras (Kendall, NJ)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Michael J. McGreal
Application Number: 0/41,501
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9147
International Classification: 0907;