Patent
   D727725
Priority
Oct 27 2011
Filed
Aug 21 2013
Issued
Apr 28 2015
Expiry
Apr 28 2029
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a vented container end closure, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the vented container end closure;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a vented container end closure according to an alternative embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 4.

The broken line showing of a vented container end closure is included for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

Jacober, Mark A., Chasteen, Howard C.

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