Vented container end closure

- Ball Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the vented container end closure;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a vented container end closure according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the vented container end closure of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the vented container end closure of FIG. 4.

The broken line showing of a vented container end closure is included for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D691039
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 2011
Date of Patent: Oct 8, 2013
Assignee: Ball Corporation (Broomfield, CO)
Inventors: Mark A. Jacober (Arvada, CO), Howard C. Chasteen (Westminster, CO)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Application Number: 29/404,996
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/435