Dispensing cap

- Edward S. Robbins, III
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispensing cap in accordance with my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being substantially identical thereto;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a dispensing cap in accordance with a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof, the left side being substantially identical;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The containers illustrated in phantom in FIGS. 1 and 7 are merely intended to show my new dispensing cap in its intended environment and otherwise form no part of the claimed subject matter.

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Patent History
Patent number: D378273
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 8, 1995
Date of Patent: Mar 4, 1997
Assignee: Edward S. Robbins, III (Muscle Shoals, AL)
Inventors: Edward S. Robbins, III (Muscle Shoals, AL), Gregory S. Burcham (Spruce Pine, AL)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Law Firm: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
Application Number: 0/42,403
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9449