Pull tab for a container
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- PULL TAB WITH IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
- Pull tab with improved accessibility and associated methods of manufacture
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The broken lines in the figures depicting a beverage can and lid show enviornmental matter that forms no part of the claimed design. The remaining broken lines depict portions of the pull tab that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a pull tab for a container, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 18, 2024
Date of Patent: Sep 30, 2025
Assignee: Intellectual Capital Management (Whitefish, MT)
Inventor: Mitchell Everts (Whitefish, MT)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Application Number: 29/973,780