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Tethered dispensing closure

Granted 20 Mar 1990 · no office action yet

Current assignee: WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION · originally Creative Packaging Corp.

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Inventors: James M. Beck · Examiner: B. J. Bullock · AU 292 · TC 2900

Application
169362
filed 17 Mar 1988
Publication
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US D306701
granted 20 Mar 1990

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a rear perspective of a…

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective of a tethered dispensing closure showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view thereof, the closure in a position for use;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged front elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged right side elevational view of FIG. 8, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged rear elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 8, the closure in a position for use.

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