Tamper evident plastic pail closure

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a tamper evident plastic pail closure, the broken lines in the drawing depicting environment only and forming no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a reduced scale view thereof, shown in a typical pail lid.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the closure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view thereof, shown in the direction of line 4—4 in FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the closure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view thereof, shown in the direction of line 4—4, wherein the closure is attached to a typical pail.

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof, shown in the direction of line 4—4, showing the closure cap handles lifted and the pail closure body extended; and,

FIG. 9 is an exploded partial cross-sectional view thereof, shown in the direction of line 4—4 showing the pail closure cap with handle lifted, pail closure body extended, pail closure cap unthreaded from the pail body closure, and pail closure internal seal removed.

Claims

An ornamental design for a “tamper evident plastic pail closure,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D617188
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 6, 2009
Date of Patent: Jun 8, 2010
Inventor: Ronald Sturk (Brampton, Ontario)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Application Number: 29/339,668
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/443; D9/447