Cap opening aid

- Burroughs Wellcome Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cap opening aid from above;

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

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof the side opposite being identical;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image.

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Patent History
Patent number: D346102
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 1992
Date of Patent: Apr 19, 1994
Assignee: Burroughs Wellcome Co. (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Inventor: Brian L. Ogden (Dartford)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: R. Barkai
Attorneys: Donald Brown, Lawrence A. Nielsen, Hannah O. Green
Application Number: 0/2,766
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/40