Vented beverage can end

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Description

This application is also related by subject matter to co-pending application Ser. Nos. 29/385,515, filed Feb. 15, 2011 and 29/385,519, filed Feb. 15, 2011, each entitled “Vented Beverage Can End.”

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a vented beverage can end according to our design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, the side view from opposing and orthogonal perspectives are identical to the view of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view thereof.

Other views of our design, including the bottom view are clearly understood from FIGS. 1-3. Any broken line portion of the drawings is included to show environmental subject matter only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for vented beverage can end, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D650276
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 15, 2011
Date of Patent: Dec 13, 2011
Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. (Alsip, IL)
Inventors: Emily Nesling (Bampton), Ezekial Johnson (Brookfield, IL), Brendan Keane (Deerfield, IL), Jan Dvorak (Wheaton, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Woodcock Washburn LLP
Application Number: 29/385,513
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/438