Dispensing cap for a container

- Sonoco Products Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispensing cap showing a first embodiment of my new design, shown with the closures in the closed position;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the dispensing cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the dispensing cap of FIG. 1 shown with the closures in an open position;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a dispensing cap showing a second embodiment of my new design, shown with the closures in the closed position;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the dispensing cap of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the dispensing cap of FIG. 4.

The broken line showing of the array of circles in the rectangular closure in FIGS. 1-3, the circles underneath the rectangular closure in FIG. 3, and the remainder of the container body is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dispensing cap for a container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D450586
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 2000
Date of Patent: Nov 20, 2001
Assignee: Sonoco Products Company (Hartsville, SC)
Inventor: James F. Kick (Chesterfield, MO)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/133,458
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/449; D9/447; D7/596
International Classification: 0907;