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Overcap

Granted 31 Oct 2006 · no office action yet

Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

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Inventors: George I. Nukuto, Dirk K. Nickel, Terrance M. Parve, Neil P. Williams · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/224,282
filed 28 Feb 2005
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US D531030
granted 31 Oct 2006

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Description

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›In a preferred embodiment the nature of this…

In a preferred embodiment the nature of this product is as an overcap for an aerosol container that can dispense materials such as aerosolized insect repellents, insecticides, cleaners, and fragrances.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, frontal perspective view of an overcap embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the front elevational view shown;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is the same as FIG. 1 except that the overcap is shown in connection with an aerosol can environment.

The broken line representations of interior structures in FIG. 5 and aerosol can environment in FIG. 6 are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claim.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/445D94/43

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USthis patentUS-D531030-SS131 Oct 200628 Feb 2005grantedOvercap
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-305369-SS8 Feb 200626 Aug 2005publishedOvercap for a container
CACA-112409-SS16 Oct 200626 Aug 2005grantedOvercap for a container
ZAZA-A200501169-SS6 Mar 200625 Aug 2005publishedAn overcap for a container

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