Dispensing closure

- The J.M. Smucker Company
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Description

FIGS. 1-4 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; and,

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the dispensing closure, for which rear elevational, left side elevational, and right side elevational views would be identical.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed designs, while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D627637
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 22, 2010
Date of Patent: Nov 23, 2010
Assignee: The J.M. Smucker Company (Orrville, OH)
Inventors: Jason Kallenbach (Wooster, OH), Phillip M. Rosegrant (Niceville, FL)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Application Number: 29/360,236
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/447; D9/449; D9/450; D9/454; D9/441