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Tank cap

Granted 5 Dec 1978 · no office action yet

Assignee: E-Z Fill Corporation

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Inventors: John D. O'Banion · Examiner: Wallace R. Burke · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
805497
filed 10 Jun 1977
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US D250466
granted 5 Dec 1978

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a tank cap showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear being a mirror image of the front shown herein;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being substantially a mirror image of the right side shown herein; and

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 1.

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D12/197D09/254

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Wallace R. Burke
art unit 291 · TC 2900
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