Bottle cap

- SZENT BEV CO.

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of a bottle cap showing my new design, shown in a position of use with an exemplary bottle;

FIG. 2 is another top isometric view thereof, shown in an exploded position of use with an exemplary bottle;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the bottle cap as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged top isometric view of the bottle cap, with the exemplary bottle removed to show aspects of the design not visible when combined;

FIG. 5 is a bottom isometric view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view, taken in the direction of line 9-9 on FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged detail view of FIG. 9 thereof;

FIG. 11 is another enlarged detail view of FIG. 9 thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is another enlarged detail view of FIG. 9 thereof.

The evenly broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating environmental subject matter of an exemplary bottle and parts of the article, none of which form part of the claim. The long dash-short dash lines represent the designation of enlargement views and form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a bottle cap, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D885906
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 2017
Date of Patent: Jun 2, 2020
Assignee: SZENT BEV CO. (La Jolla, CA)
Inventor: Shawn Griffis (La Jolla, CA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Application Number: 29/599,328
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/454