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Cap

Granted 5 Dec 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company · originally 3M Company

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Inventors: Michael J. Bartholomew, Kenneth W. Jensen, Gary A. Baribeau, Robert J. Mattila +1 · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 20 Jul 1998
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US D434847
granted 5 Dec 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a cap, showing the new design.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof. The rear elevational view is the same as the front elevational view; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bottom of the cap in an inverted position relative to FIGS. 1-4.

The shading shown in the figures is provided merely to illustrate the contour of the new design; it is not intened to be indicative of any particular texture. The broken line showing in the drawings forms no part of the claimed design.

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D24/110

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