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Patent
   D397031
Priority
Mar 07 1997
Filed
Mar 07 1997
Issued
Aug 18 1998
Expiry
Aug 18 2012
Inventors
Fricke, Ma…
Assg.orig
Kerr Group…
Assg.curr
Berry Plas…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
14
References
48
Maint.:
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The ornamental design for a tamper evident closure, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tamper evident closure according to my design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the closure portion of a tamper evident closure, shown at an enlarged scale, and shown without the ring portion for ease of illustration, and with a portion cut away to reveal an interior cross section;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the ring portion of a tamper evident closure, shown at an enlarged scale, and shown without the closure portion for ease of illustration, and with a portion cut away to reveal interior elements and an interior cross section; it being understood that the interior side shown is a mirror image of that not shown; and,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a tamper evident closure, shown with a portion cut away to reveal interior elements and an interior cross section .
INVENTORS:

Fricke, Mark

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