Ring pull tab

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of the ring pull tab;

FIG. 2 is another top isometric view of the ring pull tab;

FIG. 3 is a bottom isometric view of the ring pull tab;

FIG. 4 is another bottom isometric view of the ring pull tab;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the ring pull tab;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the ring pull tab;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view of the ring pull tab;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the ring pull tab;

FIG. 9 is a back elevation view of the ring pull tab; and,

FIG. 10 is a section view of the ring pull tab taken in the direction of line 10-10 of FIG. 5.

In FIG. 5, the broken line arrows represent a sectional designation that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ring pull tab, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D999631
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 2021
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 2023
Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC (Centennial, CO)
Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Macke (Sidney, OH), Seth Jacob Riegle (Dayton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Application Number: 29/800,791
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/438