Combined tear-strip and access perforations on packaging

- General Mills, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined tear-strip and access perforations on packaging, according to the invention; and,

FIG. 2 is an end view thereof.

The lines depicted as “- - - -” represent a perforated line forming part of the claimed design, the outer edges of which define the outer boundary of the claim while lines depicted as “-- — -- —” represent environmental structure forming no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for combined tear-strip and access perforations on packaging, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D546679
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 2006
Date of Patent: Jul 17, 2007
Assignee: General Mills, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventor: Ali El-Afandi (Maplewood, MN)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.
Application Number: 29/268,867
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/434; D9/416