Closure

- Silgan White Cap LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an embodiment of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the claimed design of FIG. 1, the rear view, the left side view and the right side view being the same as the front view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the claimed design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the claimed design of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings represent unclaimed environmental subject matter and form no part of the claim.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a closure, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D712744
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 14, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 2014
Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLC (Downers Grove, IL)
Inventors: Darren Neputy (Palos Hills, IL), James M. Taber (Aurora, IL), Dennis A. Szczesniak (Lemont, IL)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: Marissa Cash
Application Number: 29/449,192
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/454