Tamper evident cap

- Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tamper evident cap showing our design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof with the tamper evident band removed;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the tamper evident band removed from the closure of FIG. 1 for ease of illustration;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view of the tamper evident band of FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 15 is a cross section view of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
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D256672 September 2, 1980 Beck
D342452 December 21, 1993 Monaghan
3109548 November 1963 Wood
3424330 January 1969 Marcel
3462035 August 1969 Grussen
4396128 August 2, 1983 Larson et al.
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Foreign Patent Documents
U9201208 April 1992 ESX
Other references
  • "SECAP" Tamper Evident Closure, Dougherty Brothers Company advertisement, D&CI, Dec. 1982, p. 61.
Patent History
Patent number: D370845
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 21, 1993
Date of Patent: Jun 18, 1996
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York, NY)
Inventors: Adam Sherman (Brooklyn, NY), George J. Neveras (Kendall, NJ), Claude Blasin (Brussels)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Michael J. McGreal, Murray M. Grill
Application Number: 0/7,391
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9438; D/9447