Confectionary mold

- The Hershey Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a confectionary mold showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a first end view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a second end view thereof.

The long-and-short broken lines form an unclaimed boundary around at least a portion of the claimed subject matter, and form no part of the claim. The even-length broken lines depict portions of the confectionary mold that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a confectionary mold as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1116644
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 13, 2023
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 2026
Assignee: The Hershey Company (Hershey, PA)
Inventors: Terence M. Bollinger (Harrisburg, PA), Steven A. Weis (Harrisburg, PA), Gerald C. Thomsen (Palmyra, PA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Yen Le Southwood
Application Number: 29/902,486
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/672