Patent
   D893298
Priority
Oct 12 2017
Filed
Oct 18 2017
Issued
Aug 18 2020
Expiry
Aug 18 2035
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a “tab,” as shown and described in FIGS. 1-8.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a tab.

FIG. 2 is a front side view of the tab of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear side view of the tab of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the tab of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the tab of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the tab of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the tab of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the example tab of FIG. 1 coupled to an example can end.

The features shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The lighter solid lines denote surfaces and/or contours.

Gogola, Michael R., Forrest, Randall G.

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