Beverage can tab

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a beverage can tab according to a first embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof, a left side elevation view being a mirror image of the right side elevation view;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a beverage can tab according to a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a back elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a right side elevation view thereof, a left side elevation view being a mirror image of the right side elevation view.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a beverage can tab, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D876228
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 2018
Date of Patent: Feb 25, 2020
Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. (Alsip, IL)
Inventor: Christopher Paul Ramsey (Wantage)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Application Number: 29/665,548
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/438; D9/441