One-piece closure with anti-finger intrusion lift-tab

- J.L. Clark, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a one-piece closure with anti-finger intrusion lift-tab showing our new design in the open position, the package to which the closure is attached being shown in phantom lines to depict the environment in which the lift-tab is used, and forming no part of the design hereof;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view thereof;

FIG. 3 an enlarged back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view thereof, the opposite side being identical;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a one-piece closure with anti-finger intrusion lift-tab showing our new design in the closed position, the package to which the closure is attached being shown in phantom lines to depict the environment in which the lift-tab is used, and forming no part of the design hereof;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged front view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged back view thereof;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged side view thereof, the opposite side being identical;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged top view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged bottom view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D430031
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2000
Assignee: J.L. Clark, Inc. (Rockford, IL)
Inventors: Philip M. Baerenwald (Rockton, IL), Alfred L. Gray (Belvidere, IL)
Primary Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Law Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd
Application Number: 0/101,825
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9449
International Classification: 0907;