Beverage can end with large opening aperture

- Novelis Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a beverage can end with large opening aperture.

FIG. 2 is another top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is another top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is another top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a side view thereof, with all other side views being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view thereof, taken in the direction of line 9-9 of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view thereof, taken in the direction of line 10-10 of FIG. 6.

The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a beverage can end with large opening aperture, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D770895
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 2, 2014
Date of Patent: Nov 8, 2016
Assignee: Novelis Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: McKay C. Brown (Kennesaw, GA)
Primary Examiner: Thomas Johannes
Assistant Examiner: Catherine Posthauer
Application Number: 29/510,674
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/454; D9/434; D9/435; D7/900