Lid with variable inner orifice

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Description

The application relates to a lid with a variable inner orifice for use with a container.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a lid with variable inner orifice embodying the new design with the hinged lid thereof swung open;

FIG. 2 is a view partially in section of the lid of FIG. 1, said view taken along lines 2—2;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the lid with the hinged lid thereof closed; and,

FIG. 4 is a view partially in section of the lid of FIG. 3, said view taken along lines 4—4.

The broken lines showing portions of the lid or portions of a container to which the lid is affixed are environmental only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a lid with variable inner orifice, as shown and described.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D531897
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 13, 2004
Date of Patent: Nov 14, 2006
Assignee: Union Street Brand Packaging, LLC. (Clinton, MA)
Inventors: Christopher T. Evans (Long Valley, NJ), Christopher Gieda (Long Valley, NJ), David J. Schultz (Northborough, MA), Paul Bertram (Franklin, MA)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Monica H. Winghart
Application Number: 29/213,102
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/435; D9/447