Metallic end closure for a container

- Ball Corporation

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a metallic end closure for a container showing our new design, the broken lines representing environment and forming no part of our claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an alternative embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1, the broken lines representing environment and forming no part of our claimed design;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is an alternative embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1, the broken lines representing environment and forming no part of our claimed design;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 9.

Claims

The ornamental design for a metallic end closure for a container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D559680
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 28, 2007
Date of Patent: Jan 15, 2008
Assignee: Ball Corporation (Broomfield, CO)
Inventors: Mark A. Jacober (Arvada, CO), Howard C. Chasteen (Westminster, CO)
Primary Examiner: Gary D. Watson
Assistant Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Sheridan Ross P.C.
Application Number: 29/281,672
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/438