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FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of our new design for a can end;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 1 (all side views correspond to FIG. 4);
FIG. 5 is a front top perspective view of a second embodiment of the can end of FIG. 1 showing the can tab in broken lines;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan ivew of FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a side view of FIG. 5 (all side views correspond to FIG. 8); and
FIG. 9 is a front top perspective view of the can end of FIG. 5, shown in a final position of use when attached to a can body;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a side view of FIG. 9; and,
FIG. 12 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 12--12 in FIG. 10.
The broken line showing of a can tab in FIGS. 5-12 and the broken line showing of a can body in FIGS. 9-12 are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 4, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 2, 1999
Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation (Alsip, IN)
Inventors: Mouayed Mamdooh Brifcani (Oxfordshire), Peter James Hinton (Wiltshire), Mark Christopher Kysh (Oxfordshire)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Law Firm: Burns Doane Swecker & Mathis L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/52,695
International Classification: 0907;