Beverage can pull tab

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Description

FIG. 1 is bottom perspective view of a beverage can pull tab showing our new design thereof;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the beverage can pull tab of the pull tab shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the beverage can pull tab of the pull tab shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a back view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 1 applied to a beverage can, which is shown in broken lines indicating environment. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 10 is bottom perspective view of a beverage can pull tab showing a second embodiment of our new design thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the pull tab of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a front view of the beverage can pull tab of the pull tab shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a back view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a side view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is a bottom perspective view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 17 is a top perspective view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 18 is a top view of the beverage can pull tab shown in FIG. 10 applied to a beverage can, which is shown in broken lines indicating environment. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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

Claims

The ornamental design for a beverage can pull tab, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D781707
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 29, 2015
Date of Patent: Mar 21, 2017
Assignee: WingTab LLC (Austin, TX)
Inventor: Christopher P Schorre (Austin, TX)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Application Number: 29/534,472
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/438