Dispensing closure

- The J.M. Smucker Company
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Description

FIGS. 1–7 are views of an exemplary dispensing closure.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the dispensing closure.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the dispensing closure.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the dispensing closure.

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the dispensing closure.

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the dispensing closure.

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the dispensing closure.

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the dispensing closure.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another exemplary dispensing closure. Other than the orifices, the dispensing closure of FIG. 8 is identical to the dispensing closure of FIGS. 1–7.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the dispensing closure of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of another exemplary dispensing closure. Other than the orifices, the dispensing closure of FIG. 10 is identical to the dispensing closure of FIGS. 1–7.

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the dispensing closure of FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of still another exemplary dispensing closure. Other than the orifices, the dispensing closure of FIG. 12 is identical to the dispensing closure of FIGS. 1–7; and,

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the dispensing closure of FIG. 12.

Claims

We claim the ornamental designs for dispensing closures, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D614488
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 23, 2009
Date of Patent: Apr 27, 2010
Assignee: The J.M. Smucker Company (Orrville, OH)
Inventors: Jason Kallenbach (Wooster, OH), Rebecca Hostetler (Orrville, OH), Phillip M. Rosegrant (Niceville, FL), John Wisniewski (Wauwatosa, WI), Christopher Danks (Waukesha, WI)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Application Number: 29/339,021
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/449; D9/453