USPatent applicationPatented

Tamper evident plastic pail closure

Granted 8 Jun 2010 · 1 office action

Assignee: Ronald Sturk

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Inventors: Ronald Sturk · Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application· this page
29/339,668
filed 6 Jul 2009
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Patent
US D617188
granted 8 Jun 2010

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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 tamper evident plastic pail closure, the broken lines in the drawing depicting environment only and forming no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a reduced scale view thereof, shown in a typical pail lid.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the closure of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view thereof, shown in the direction of line 4 — 4 in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 5 is a top view of the closure of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view thereof, shown in the direction of line 4 — 4 , wherein the closure is attached to a typical pail.

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof, shown in the direction of line 4 — 4 , showing the closure cap handles lifted and the pail closure body extended; and,

FIG. 9 is an exploded partial cross-sectional view thereof, shown in the direction of line 4 — 4 showing the pail closure cap with handle lifted, pail closure body extended, pail closure cap unthreaded from the pail body closure, and pail closure internal seal removed.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/443D94/47

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Examiner
Susan Bennett Hattan
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