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Tamper evident lid for a container

Granted 17 Nov 2009 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Mccormick & Company, Incorporated · originally McCormick & Company, Incorporated

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Inventors: Duane Sawyer, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Tracie Lynn Wilson · Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/336,304
filed 30 Apr 2009
Publication
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US D604161
granted 17 Nov 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, left, and front…

FIG. 1 is a top, left, and front perspective view of a tamper evident lid for a container;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top, right, and front perspective view thereof when in a closed position;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/449

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›IP5 & PCT — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D599203-SS11 Sep 20093 Mar 2008grantedTamper evident lid for container with a locking lid and rim
USthis patentUS-D604161-SS117 Nov 200930 Apr 2009grantedTamper evident lid for a container
USUS-D615862-SS118 May 201030 Apr 2009grantedTamper evident lid for a container
›Other offices — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-125306-SS1 Jun 200926 Mar 2008grantedLid
CACA-128837-SS1 Jun 200926 Mar 2008grantedLid
CACA-128838-SS1 Jun 200926 Mar 2008grantedLid
CACA-128839-SS1 Jun 200926 Mar 2008grantedLid

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