Patent
   D406236
Priority
Oct 05 1995
Filed
Apr 04 1996
Issued
Mar 02 1999
Expiry
Mar 02 2013
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
122
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The ornamental design for a can end, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of our new design for a can end;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 1 (all side views correspond to FIG. 4);

FIG. 5 is a front top perspective view of a second embodiment of the can end of FIG. 1 showing the can tab in broken lines;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan ivew of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a side view of FIG. 5 (all side views correspond to FIG. 8); and

FIG. 9 is a front top perspective view of the can end of FIG. 5, shown in a final position of use when attached to a can body;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a side view of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 12--12 in FIG. 10.

The broken line showing of a can tab in FIGS. 5-12 and the broken line showing of a can body in FIGS. 9-12 are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Brifcani, Mouayed Mamdooh, Hinton, Peter James, Kysh, Mark Christopher

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