Can end

- Coors Brewing Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a can end, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof, all other side elevation views being identical thereto;

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

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional elevation view thereof, taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402887
Type: Grant
Filed: May 15, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1998
Assignee: Coors Brewing Company (Golden, CO)
Inventor: Robert L. Hurst (Golden, CO)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Attorney: Klaas, Law, O'Meara & Malkin, P.C.
Application Number: 0/70,769
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9438
International Classification: 0907;