Container closure

- Bennett Industries, Inc.

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a container closure embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the container closure shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the container closure shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the container closure shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial side view of the container closure shown in FIG. 1, showing an elongated slot and a faceted outer wall;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged, partial cross sectional view taken through lines 6--6 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partial side view of a slot on the outer perimeter of a closure according to a second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a partial bottom plan view of the closure of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken in the direction of arrows 9--9 in FIG. 7.

The second embodiment is the same in appearance as the first embodiment except for the differences shown in FIGS. 7-9.

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Patent History
Patent number: D374822
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 7, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 22, 1996
Assignee: Bennett Industries, Inc. (Peotone, IL)
Inventor: Terry M. Philips (Willoughby, OH)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Attorneys: D. Peter Hochberg, Mark Kusner, Michael Jaffe
Application Number: 0/35,797
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9453; D9/454; D7/3921