Combined container and child-resistant closure

- Kerr Group Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention with the closure attached;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view with the closure attached;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view with the closure attached, which view is identical to a right side elevation view;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the container shown without the closure; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevation of the container shown without the closure, the rear elevation is the same except for the continuous screw threading on the bottle neck.

The container is shown without the cap in FIGS 4 and 5 for clarity of illustration. The bottom of the container that is not shown in the drawings is flat and unornamented.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D30765 May 1899 Lindemeyr
D156903 January 1950 Livermore
D208508 September 1967 Klein
4084717 April 18, 1978 King
4317526 March 2, 1982 Plitz
4494665 January 22, 1985 Lehmann
5224615 July 6, 1993 Hickerson
Other references
  • Plasticware, Fall 1979, p. 21, bottle and cap, top right of page, Fall 1979. Modern Packaging, Feb. 1982, p. 31, bottle & cap, top photo, 2nd from left, Feb. 1982.
Patent History
Patent number: D405371
Type: Grant
Filed: May 30, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1999
Assignee: Kerr Group Inc. (Lancaster, PA)
Inventor: James Ellis Herr (E. Petersburg, PA)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Law Firm: Kenyon & Kenyon
Application Number: 0/72,207
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9503; D9/443; D9/453
International Classification: 0901;