FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a metallic end closure for a container showing our new design, the broken lines representing environment and forming no part of our claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an alternative embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1, the broken lines representing environment and forming no part of our claimed design;
FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5;
FIG. 9 is an alternative embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1, the broken lines representing environment and forming no part of our claimed design;
FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 9; and,
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 9.
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