Tamper evident lid for a container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left, and front perspective view of a tamper evident lid for a container;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top, right, and front perspective view thereof when in a closed position;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The new, original, and ornamental design for a tamper evident lid for a container, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D615862
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 2009
Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
Assignee: McCormick & Company, Incorporated (Sparks, MD)
Inventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson (Westminster, MD), Tom Coulter (Baltimore, MD), Steve Gift (Litiz, PA), Duane Sawyer (York, PA)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/336,294
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/449