Dual flow closure

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the dual flow closure showing our novel design with the cover open, in which vent openings forming no part of the claimed design are shown in phantom;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view, the bottom of the dual flow closure being unadorned;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view; and,

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view taken from the left in FIG. 3, the side opposite being a mirror image of FIG. 5.

The surfaces or portions of the article not shown in the drawing or described in the specification form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D434657
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 24, 1999
Date of Patent: Dec 5, 2000
Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc. (Toledo, OH)
Inventors: Michael K. Goettner (Sylvania, OH), Igor F. Beaufils (Maumee, OH), Eugene F. Haffner (Waterville, OH), Jon B. Ogilvie (Perrysburg, OH), Gregory A. Geisinger (Toledo, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Application Number: 0/109,802
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9447
International Classification: 0907;