Die for gum forming

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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper, front, right-side perspective view of a die for gum forming, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 3 is a lower, front, left-side perspective view of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 4 is a lower, front, right-side perspective view of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 5 is an upper, front perspective view of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 6 is a back view of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 9 is a left-side view of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 10 is a right-side view of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 11 is a magnified view (as shown in FIG. 1) of the die for gum forming;

FIG. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional view (as shown in FIG. 2) of the die for gum forming; and,

FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view (as shown in FIG. 9) of the die for gum forming.

The dash-dot-dash lines represent boundary lines for the claimed design, where features inside the dash-dot-dash lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a die for gum forming as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1081739
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 6, 2021
Date of Patent: Jul 1, 2025
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, VA)
Inventors: Dwight David Williams (Powhatan, VA), David Phillips (Richmond, VA), Feng Gao (Midlothian, VA), Anthony Kieu (Richmond, VA)
Primary Examiner: Patricia A Palasik
Application Number: 29/777,494
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Mold Or Die (D15/136)