Connector for use in packing aerosol containers

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Description

The article is used to combine two aerosol cans for sale as a single unit.

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of the connector for use in packing aerosol containers showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the connector;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the connector;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view looking at the top of the packaging connector;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view looking at the bottom of the connector;

FIG. 6 illustrates use of two packaging connectors of the invention to vertically stack three aerosol containers for sale as a single unit; and,

FIG. 7 illustrates the type of aerosol container with which the packaging connector is used.

The broken lines in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a connector for use in packing aerosol containers, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2326414 August 1943 Thompson
3485416 December 1969 Fohrman
D434655 December 5, 2000 Haugh et al.
D456257 April 30, 2002 Bakic
D458143 June 4, 2002 Ackerman
Patent History
Patent number: D480969
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2002
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 2003
Assignee: United States Can Company (Lombard, IL)
Inventor: Edward F. Owens (Ellicott City, MD)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C.
Application Number: 29/153,388
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/455; D9/456; D9/434; D9/436; D9/499; Sections Are Container Units (220/4.27)
International Classification: 0907;