USPatent applicationPatented

Closure having an axially offset inner shell

Granted 30 Mar 2010 · 1 office action

Current assignee: PGI Polymer, Inc. · originally REXAM CLOSURES AND CONTAINERS INC.

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Inventors: Jason Bragg · Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan · AU 2915 · TC 2900

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29/323,099
filed 18 Aug 2008
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Patent
US D612731
granted 30 Mar 2010

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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 closure having an axially offset inner shell;

FIG. 2 is a left or right side view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1 , the two views being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a front or back view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1 , the two views being identical;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a left or right side view, the two views being identical, of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 1 , the only difference being the squeeze location indicators have been removed, it being understood that all other surfaces are the same as those of the embodiment of FIGS. 1–6 ;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of another embodiment of the closure of FIG. 1 having an axially offset inner shell;

FIG. 9 is a left or right side view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8 , the two views being identical;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 11 is a front or back view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8 , the two views being identical;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 13 is a bottom perspective view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 14 is a left or right side view, the two views being identical, of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 8 , the only difference being the squeeze location indicators have been removed, it being understood that all other surfaces are the same as those of the embodiment of FIGS. 8–13 ;

FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of another embodiment of the closure of FIG. 1 having an axially offset inner shell;

FIG. 16 is a left or right side view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15 , the two views being identical;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 18 is a front or back view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15 , the two views being identical;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 20 is a bottom perspective view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15 ; and,

FIG. 21 is a left or right side view, the two views being identical, of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 15 , the only difference being the squeeze location indicators have been removed, it being understood that all other surfaces are the same as those of the embodiment of FIGS. 15–20 .

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

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D09/453

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