Bottle closure

- Amway Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a bottle closure embodying the new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the closure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the closure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the closure of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the closure of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D432917
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 3, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 31, 2000
Assignee: Amway Corporation (Ada, MI)
Inventors: Jay M. Heydenburg (Comstock Park, MI), Thierry Francois De Baschmakoff (Paris)
Primary Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Application Number: 0/96,027
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9450
International Classification: 0907;