Protective closure for a pharmaceutical vial

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a protective closure for a pharmaceutical vial, showing an open bottom end region and a side of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, it being understood that other side views are identical hereto;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view as seen from a plane indicated by a line 5-5 in FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the protective closure installed on an upper portion of a pharmaceutical vial that is depicted by broken lines which are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a protective closure for a pharmaceutical vial, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D716965
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 20, 2012
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 2014
Inventor: Frederick A. Fruscella (Bentleyville, OH)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Mark Cavanna
Application Number: 29/421,923