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Closure

Granted 11 Oct 2016 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive

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Inventors: Brian G. Worthington, Michael P. Robinson · Examiner: Robert M Spear · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/494,026
filed 17 Jun 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D768490
granted 11 Oct 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a closure according to the new design, the closure being shown in an open state;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the closure of FIG. 1 , being shown in a closed state;

FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof.

All broken lines of FIGS. 7, 8, and 16 are included to show unclaimed 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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