Patent
   D715647
Priority
Nov 28 2012
Filed
Nov 28 2012
Issued
Oct 21 2014
Expiry
Oct 21 2028
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a vented end closure, as shown and described.

The sole FIGURE is a top plan view of the vented end closure.

The broken lines showing a vented end closure are included for the purpose of illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Jacober, Mark A., Chasteen, Howard C.

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