Tamper evident cap for shipping and storage containers

- Snap Seals, Inc.
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Description

A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. This patent document may show and/or describe matter which is or may become trade dress of the owner. The copyright and trade dress owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright and trade dress rights whatsoever.

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view.

FIG. 3 is a top view.

FIG. 4 is a side view.

FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view; and,

FIG. 6 is another side cross-sectional view.

Claims

The ornamental design of a tamper evident cap for shipping and storage containers, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D646971
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 11, 2010
Date of Patent: Oct 18, 2011
Assignee: Snap Seals, Inc. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Inventor: James F. Chmela (Algonquin, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: SoCal IP Law Group LLP
Application Number: 29/376,716
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/438