Bottle closure

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bottle closure with the opening downward showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the undisclosed opposite side being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view with the openings upwards.

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Patent History
Patent number: D381911
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 1995
Date of Patent: Aug 5, 1997
Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc. (New York, NY)
Inventors: Gregory Alan Lathrop (Manchester, MD), Mark Douglas Gerhart (Westminster, MD), David Frederic Gnadt (Owings Mills, MD)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Attorney: James J. Farrell
Application Number: 0/36,981
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9453
International Classification: 0907;