Cap for a beverage keg

- Zume, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a cap for a beverage keg showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the cap for a beverage keg of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the cap for a beverage keg of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the cap for a beverage keg of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the cap for a beverage keg of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the cap for a beverage keg of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the cap for a beverage keg of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the cap for a beverage keg of FIG. 1.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D930476
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 2019
Date of Patent: Sep 14, 2021
Assignee: Zume, Inc. (Camarillo, CA)
Inventors: Rick Bontrager (Mountain View, CA), Randall Strange (Manteca, CA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Application Number: 29/711,040
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/454