Color coded food rotation labels

- Ecolab Inc.
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Description

The color coded food rotation labels are preferably made of a thin, paper-like material and the back surfaces of the labels preferably include an adhesive for securing the labels to a surface such as, but not limited to, a food container.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a three day food rotation label beginning Monday (blue) and ending Wednesday (red);

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a three day food rotation label beginning Tuesday (yellow) and ending Thursday (brown);

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a three day food rotation label beginning Wednesday (red) and ending Friday (green);

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a three day food rotation label beginning Thursday (brown) and ending Saturday (orange);

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a three day food rotation label beginning Friday (green) and ending Sunday (black);

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a three day food rotation label beginning Saturday (orange) and ending Monday (blue);

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a three day food rotation label beginning Sunday (black) and ending Tuesday (yellow);

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a five day food rotation label beginning Monday (blue) and ending Friday (green);

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a five day food rotation label beginning Tuesday (yellow) and ending Saturday (orange);

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of a five day food rotation label beginning Wednesday (red) and ending Sunday (black);

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of a five day food rotation label beginning Thursday (brown) and ending Monday (blue);

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of a five day food rotation label beginning Friday (green) and ending Tuesday (yellow);

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of a five day food rotation label beginning Saturday (orange) and ending Wednesday (red);

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of a five day food rotation label beginning Sunday (black) and ending Thursday (brown);

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of a seven day food rotation label beginning Monday (blue) and ending Sunday (black);

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of a seven day food rotation label beginning Tuesday (yellow) and ending Monday (blue);

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of a seven day food rotation label beginning Wednesday (red) and ending Tuesday (yellow);

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of a seven day food rotation label beginning Thursday (brown) and ending Wednesday (red);

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of a seven day food rotation label beginning Friday (green) and ending Thursday (brown);

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of a seven day food rotation label beginning Saturday (orange) and ending Friday (green); and,

FIG. 21 is a top plan view of a seven day food rotation label beginning Sunday (black) and ending Saturday (orange).

Only top plan views of the color coded food rotation labels are shown in the drawings as the side and the back surfaces of the labels do not include ornamental features forming a part of the claimed ornamental design.

The drawings are lined for color.

Claims

The ornamental design for color coded food rotation labels, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D517122
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 21, 2005
Date of Patent: Mar 14, 2006
Assignee: Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, MN)
Inventor: James Michael Milliorn (Fort Worth, TX)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: IPLM Group, P.A.
Application Number: 29/225,867
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Substantially Circular Or Oval (D20/28)