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Closing element

Granted 29 Aug 2023 · 2 office actions

Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.

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Inventors: John Wisniewski, Christopher Ryan Branca · Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/766,827
filed 19 Jan 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D996969
granted 29 Aug 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric view taken from…

FIG. 1 is an isometric view taken from the top front and right side showing our new design of a closing element, and FIG. 1 shows the closing element prior to installation on a closure body (not shown) or a container (not shown) for initial purchase by a consumer;

FIG. 2 is an isometric view taken from the top rear and right side thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof.

The undisclosed bottom view is unornamented, is not visible to the consumer when the closing element is installed on a body (not shown) or a container (not shown), and forms no part of the claimed ornamental design.

The evenly broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating parts of the article that form no part of the claim. The dot-dash broken lines represent the boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/452

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Examiner
Catherine S Posthauer
art unit 2919 · TC 2900
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