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Cap and container assembly

Granted 31 Jul 2001 · no office action yet

Assignee: Phoenix Closures, Inc.

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Inventors: Len Ekkert · Examiner: Philip S. Hyder · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
121825
filed 13 Apr 2000
Publication
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US D445690
granted 31 Jul 2001

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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 the container shown without the cap for ease of illustration.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the container shown without the cap for ease of illustration.

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the cap shown without the cap for ease of illustration.

FIG. 4 is a side view with the cap engaged to the container, with the opposite side being substantially identical; and,

FIG. 5 is an exploded side view with the cap and the container shown separately for clarity of illustration, with the opposite side being substantially identical.

The cap and container assembly is substantially symmetrical about a central vertical axis.

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D09/504D95/74D95/29D95/49

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