Combined container and closure
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combined container and closure showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the combined container and closure, the opposite side elevation being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the combined container and closure taken at 90.degree. from FIG. 2, the opposite side elevation being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the combined container and closure;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the combined container and closure;
FIG. 6 is a exploded side elevation view similar to that of FIG. 2, the opposite exploded side elevation being a mirror image thereof except for the continuous screw threading on the neck of the container;
FIG. 7 is an exploded isometric view of the combined container and closure;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view looking upward into the closure;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the container with the closure removed; and,
FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view through the closure.
The closure is shown separately in FIGS. 8 and 10 and the container is shown separately in FIG. 9 for clarity of illustration.
The portions of the closure that are not shown in the drawings or described in the specification do not form part of the claim design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 13, 1999
Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
Assignee: RXI Plastics, Inc. (Triadelphia, WV)
Inventors: Gary L. Mengeu (Wheeling, WV), Scott A. Hand (Wheeling, WV)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Attorney: Richard V. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Westerhoff
Application Number: 0/109,426
International Classification: 0901;
