Flexible package opening

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Description

The ornamental design of this invention is a pop-up dispensing opening for a flexible wet wipes container. The opening comprises a flexible material having a star-shaped slit configuration.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flexible package opening in accordance with this invention.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof with the lid closed.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear side view thereof.

The broken line showing of a package and lid are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a flexible package opening, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D446452
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 2000
Date of Patent: Aug 14, 2001
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Frederick Allan Buck (Neenah, WI), Andrew Kuo (Appleton, WI), Yvette Lynn Hammonds (Fond du Lac, WI), John David Amundson (Crawley)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Michael J. Bendel
Application Number: 29/121,012
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/434; D9/447
International Classification: 0907;