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Can with chevron tab

Granted 9 Jun 2015 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology

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Inventors: Christopher Paul Ramsey, Lucy Winstanley · Examiner: Robert M Spear · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/472,780
filed 15 Nov 2013
Publication
Not published
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US D731311
granted 9 Jun 2015

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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 can with chevron tab according to a first embodiment, wherein the tab is in a first position;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof, the side view from opposing and orthogonal perspectives are identical to the view of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 3 a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is perspective view thereof, with the tab is a second position;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof, with the tab in the first position;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a can with chevron tab, according to a second embodiment, wherein the tab is in a first position;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view thereof, the side view from opposing and orthogonal perspectives are identical to the view of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 8 a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is perspective view thereof, with the tab is a second position; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view thereof, with the tab in the first position.

The portions of the drawings appearing in broken lines are for environment only and do not form a part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/438

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Pendency
1.6 y
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Office actions
2
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Robert M Spear
art unit 2915 · TC 2900
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