Tubular food product

- General Mills, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tubular food product illustrating our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, as viewed from the left of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, as viewed from the right of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a food product which illustrates another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view thereof, as viewed from the left of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view thereof, as viewed from the right of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 17--17 of FIG. 14.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D161252 December 1950 Femina
D311625 October 30, 1990 Starck
2160902 June 1939 Raymond
3386590 June 1968 Gretz
Other references
  • Encyclopedia of Food, 1923. Element 8 pasta. (p. 292). Womans Day, 1951. p. 201. Macaroni on top of page. Good Housekeeping, 1980. p. 263. Element 8 manicotti. Foods of the World the Cooking of Italy, 1968.
Patent History
Patent number: D392435
Type: Grant
Filed: May 1, 1995
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 1998
Assignee: General Mills, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Gerardus Johannes Mocking (Utrecht), Hubert Simon (Sur Loire)
Primary Examiner: Pamela J. Burgess
Attorneys: L. MeRoy Lillehaugen, John A. O'Toole
Application Number: 0/38,242
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/1120; D1/126; D23/199
International Classification: 0101;