Tamper evident closure assembly

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1023755
  • Patent Number
    D1,023,755
  • Date Filed
    Monday, June 3, 2019
    5 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 23, 2024
    10 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Niggel; Brett (Chicago, IL, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Gottschalk; Darcey E
    • Schnebele; Haley K
    Agents
    • Sacharoff; Adam K.
    • Much Shelist, P.C.
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D09 434-438
    • D09 443-445
    • D09 449
    • D09 452
    • D09 453
    • D09 499
    • D09 503
    • D09 504
    • D09 516
    • D09 529
    • CPC
    • B65D50/00
    • B65D50/02
    • B65D50/04
    • B65D50/041
    • B65D50/043
    • B65D50/06
    • B65D50/061
    • B65D50/062
    • B65D50/064
    • B65D50/069
    • B65D51/14
    • B65D51/18
    • B65D53/02
    • B65D53/04
    • B65D2251/00
    • B65D2251/0003
    • B65D2251/01
    • B65D2251/02
    • B65D2251/023
  • International Classifications
    • 0907
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a front left side perspective view showing the new design for a tamper evident closure assembly;



FIG. 2 is a rear right side perspective view thereof;



FIG. 3 is a front left side perspective view thereof from underneath the tamper evident closure assembly;



FIG. 4 is a rear right side perspective view thereof from underneath the tamper evident closure assembly;



FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;



FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional perspective view taken in the direction of line 11-11 of the tamper evident closure assembly shown in FIG. 1;



FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of FIG. 11



FIG. 13 is a front left side exploded perspective view showing the components and order of assembly of the new design for the tamper evident closure assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 14 is a rear right side exploded perspective view thereof;



FIG. 15 is a front left side exploded perspective view thereof from underneath the tamper evident closure assembly;



FIG. 16 is a rear right side exploded perspective view thereof from underneath the tamper evident closure assembly;



FIG. 17 is a front elevation exploded view thereof;



FIG. 18 is a rear elevation exploded view thereof;



FIG. 19 is a left side exploded view thereof;



FIG. 20 is a right side exploded view thereof;



FIG. 21 is a top plan exploded view thereof;



FIG. 22 is a bottom plan exploded view thereof;



FIG. 23 is a front left side perspective view showing the new design for an outside component lid of the tamper evident closure assembly from FIG. 13;



FIG. 24 is a rear right side perspective view thereof;



FIG. 25 is a front left side perspective view thereof from underneath the outside component lid of the tamper evident closure assembly;



FIG. 26 is a rear right side perspective view thereof from underneath the outside component lid of the tamper evident closure assembly;



FIG. 27 is a front elevation view thereof;



FIG. 28 is a rear elevation view thereof;



FIG. 29 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 30 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 31 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 32 is a bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 33 is a cross-sectional perspective view taken in the direction of line 33-33 of the outside component lid of the tamper evident closure assembly shown in FIG. 23;



FIG. 34 is a front elevational view of FIG. 33;



FIG. 35 is a front left side perspective view showing the new design for an inside component lid of the tamper evident closure assembly from FIG. 13;



FIG. 36 is a rear right side perspective view thereof;



FIG. 37 is a front left side perspective view thereof from underneath the inside component lid of the tamper evident closure assembly;



FIG. 38 is a rear right side perspective view thereof from underneath the inside component lid of the tamper evident closure assembly;



FIG. 39 is a front elevation view thereof;



FIG. 40 is a rear elevation view thereof;



FIG. 41 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 42 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 43 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 44 is a bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 45 is a cross-sectional perspective view taken in the direction of line 45-45 of the inside component lid of the tamper evident closure assembly shown in FIG. 35; and,



FIG. 46 is a front elevational view of FIG. 45.


The dot-dash-dot broken line depicts the boundary of the claim and forms no part thereof. The dash-dash broken lines depict portions of the tamper evident closure assembly that form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a tamper evident closure assembly, as shown and described.
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