Flexible package with shrouded slide fastener closure having circular opening

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flexible package with shrouded slide fastener closure showing our new design drawn broken away for indeterminate length;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view from one side thereof;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view from the other side thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a flexible package showing our new design.

Claims

We claim a flexible package with shrouded slide fastener closure having circular opening, as shown in the drawings.

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Inventors:	Kinigakis; Panagiotis (Buffalo Grove, IL), Pokusa; Kenneth (Willowbrook, IL), Rivero; Orestes (Skokie, IL), Arnold; Kelly Elizabeth (Chicago, IL), Brooks; Joseph R. (Sterling Heights, MI)
Assignee:	Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc. (Northfield, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/147,675
Filed:	August 30, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/709
Current International Class:	0905
Field of Search:	;D9/305,306 ;383/5,6,62,63,64,103 ;206/439,459.1 ;24/415,585.12,339,400 ;229/80 ;493/213

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Primary Examiner: Mortimer; Paula A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery