Container neck

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Description

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a design for a container neck according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of the container neck of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross section view of the container neck taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a first side view of the container neck of FIG. 1 in a first orientation.

FIG. 5 is a second side view of the container neck of FIG. 1 in a second orientation.

FIG. 6 is a third side view of the container neck of FIG. 1 in a third orientation.

FIG. 7 is a fourth side view of the container neck of FIG. 1 in a fourth orientation.

FIG. 8 is a top view of the container neck of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the container neck of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is a fourth perspective view of the container neck of FIG. 1 shown in a position of use on a portion of an exemplary container.

The solid lines in FIGS. 1-10 illustrate a container neck according to the present disclosure. The broken lines in FIGS. 1-9 are shown for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article that form no part of the claim. The broken lines in FIG. 10 represent environmental subject matter of a container and form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a container neck, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D830175
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 2015
Date of Patent: Oct 9, 2018
Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH (Reinach)
Inventor: Jean-Yves Rognard (Marcy-sur-Anse)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Application Number: 29/547,113
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/454