Closure for a container

- Rieke Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a closure for a container, showing my new design, the rear elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof ; and

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a closure for a container, showing my new design in its installed environment, the rear elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof ; and,

FIG. 10 is a top perspective view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 6-10 showing a portion of a container lid depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D641628
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 17, 2010
Date of Patent: Jul 19, 2011
Assignee: Rieke Corporation (Auburn, IN)
Inventor: Gary M. Baughman (Auburn, IN)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Woodard Emhardt Moriarty McNett & Henry, LLP
Application Number: 29/379,255
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/452; D9/454