Combined tear-strip and access perforations on packaging
El-Afandi July 17, 2
U.S. patent number D546,679 [Application Number D/268,867] was granted by the patent office on 2007-07-17 for combined tear-strip and access perforations on packaging. This patent grant is currently assigned to General Mills, Inc.. Invention is credited to Ali El-Afandi.
| United States Patent | D546,679 |
| El-Afandi | July 17, 2007 |
Combined tear-strip and access perforations on packaging
Claims
CLAIM I claim the ornamental design for combined tear-strip and access perforations on packaging, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | El-Afandi; Ali (Maplewood, MN) |
|---|---|
| Assignee: | General Mills, Inc.
(Minneapolis, MN) |
| Appl. No.: | D/268,867 |
| Filed: | November 13, 2006 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29242645 | Nov 14, 2005 | D534797 | |||
| 11233502 | Sep 22, 2005 | ||||
| Current U.S. Class: | D9/434; D9/416 |
| Current International Class: | 0907 |
| Field of Search: | ;D9/751,456,455,438,435,434,433,432,431,430,419,418,416,415 ;221/63 ;206/824,429,409,195,194 ;229/183,125.19 |
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Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Assistant Examiner: Hattan; Susan Bennett
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hornilla; Arlene L. Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined tear-strip and access perforations on packaging, according to the invention; and,
FIG. 2 is an end view thereof.
The lines depicted as "- - - -" represent a perforated line forming part of the claimed design, the outer edges of which define the outer boundary of the claim while lines depicted as "-- -- -- --" represent environmental structure forming no part of the claimed design.
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