Vented beverage can end

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of a vented beverage can end;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a vented beverage can end, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D731887
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 14, 2013
Date of Patent: Jun 16, 2015
Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. (Alsip, IL)
Inventors: Brendan Keane (Deerfield, IL), Brian Fields (Lemont, IL), Vivek Doshi (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Leanne Was
Application Number: 29/449,126
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/438