Bottle top

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Description

FIG. 1 a top right front perspective view of a bottle top showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The bottom and interior of the bottle top form no part of the claimed design. The broken line showing in FIG. 5 of interior portions of the cap, and the broken line showing on the exterior surfaces of the cap, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D397613
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 1998
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Vincent L. Haley (Orrville, OH)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/68,777
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9448
International Classification: 0907;