Can end

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the can end incorpotating our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation thereof, the other side being the same as the side shown;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 1, and shown at an enlarged scale.

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Patent History
Patent number: D415425
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 26, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 19, 1999
Assignee: American National Can Company (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Timothy Turner (Cary, IL), Carlton Young (Westchester, IL)
Primary Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Law Firm: Wallenstein & Wagner, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/80,056
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9438
International Classification: 0907;