Ring pull tab

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D999631
  • Patent Number
    D999,631
  • Date Filed
    Friday, July 23, 2021
    2 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, September 26, 2023
    9 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Macke; Christopher Lawrence (Sidney, OH, US)
    • Riegle; Seth Jacob (Dayton, OH, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Gottschalk; Darcey E
    Agents
    • Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D07 3921
    • D07 3962
    • D09 434-436
    • D09 440
    • D09 443
    • D09 452-454
    • D09 499
    • D09 438
    • CPC
    • B21D51/383
    • B65D17/28
    • B65D17/40
    • B65D17/34
    • B65D17/4012
    • B65D79/00
    • B65D2517/5075
  • International Classifications
    • 0907
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of the ring pull tab;



FIG. 2 is another top isometric view of the ring pull tab;



FIG. 3 is a bottom isometric view of the ring pull tab;



FIG. 4 is another bottom isometric view of the ring pull tab;



FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the ring pull tab;



FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the ring pull tab;



FIG. 7 is a side elevation view of the ring pull tab;



FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the ring pull tab;



FIG. 9 is a back elevation view of the ring pull tab; and,



FIG. 10 is a section view of the ring pull tab taken in the direction of line 10-10 of FIG. 5.


In FIG. 5, the broken line arrows represent a sectional designation that forms no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a ring pull tab, as shown and described.
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