Closure

- Berlin Packaging, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front left side perspective view showing the new design for a closure;

FIG. 2 is a underside perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear left side perspective view of the closure of FIG. 1 shown with a pour lid feature in the open configuration;

FIG. 10 is a front left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a underside perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a front left side perspective view of the closure of FIG. 1 shown with a sift lid feature in the open configuration;

FIG. 19 is a front right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a rear right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a underside perspective view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 27 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines depict portions of the closure that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a closure, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D931101
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 2, 2018
Date of Patent: Sep 21, 2021
Assignee: Berlin Packaging, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Kieron Tse (Mt. Prospect, IL), Brett Niggel (Chicago, IL), Sharwari Puskala (Chicago, IL), Andrew Sanguinet (La Grange Park, IL)
Primary Examiner: Wendy L Arminio
Application Number: 29/638,949
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/449