Closure for dispensing container

- The Pittway Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a closure for dispensing container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1, the difference residing in the hinge and the tab;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of FIG. 6, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of FIG. 1, the difference residing in the tab;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view of FIG. 11, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 11.

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Other references
  • Photograph A Vaseline Lip Therapy Tube with Threaded Closure, undated. Photograph B Vaseline Lip Therapy Tube with Threaded Closure Removed, undated. Photograph C Chap Stick Tube with Threaded Closure (side elevation), undated. Photograph D Chap Stick Tube with Threaded Closure (top view), undated. Photograph E Chap Stick Tube with Threaded Closure Removed, undated. Photograph F Chap Stick Tube of Another Color with Threaded Closure Removed To Show Closure Interior. Photograph G Blistex Tube with Threaded Closure (side elevation), undated. Photograph H Blistex Tube with Threaded Closure (top view), undated. Photograph I Blistex Tube with Threaded Closure Removed, undated. Photograph J Blistex Tube with Threaded Closure Removed To Show Closure Interior, undated.
Patent History
Patent number: D318231
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 2, 1988
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 1991
Assignee: The Pittway Corporation (Northbrook, IL)
Inventors: Dieter F. Lay (Hawthorn Woods, IL), Michael H. Lombardi (Stamford, CT)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Assistant Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Dressler, Goldsmith, Shore, Sutker & Milnamow, Ltd.
Application Number: 7/266,355
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9435; D/9446