Dispensing closure

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the dispensing closure in a closed position;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the dispensing closure according to FIG. 1 in an open position;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the dispensing closure according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a back view of the dispensing closure according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left or right side view of the dispensing closure according to FIG. 1, the two views being identical;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the dispensing closure according to FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the dispensing closure according to FIG. 1.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design and all other broken lines depict unclaimed environment; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dispensing closure, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D640556
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 3, 2010
Date of Patent: Jun 28, 2011
Assignee: Rexam Closures and Containers Inc. (Evansville, IN)
Inventors: Jason Bragg (Chandler, IN), Karla Koring (Mt. Vernon, IN), Robert J. Seib (Haubstadt, IN)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Middleton Reutlinger
Application Number: 29/380,390
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/449; D9/454