Side access flexible package

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a side access flexible package according to a first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of an opened side access flexible package according to the first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of a side access flexible package according to the first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of an opened side access flexible package according to the first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a side access flexible package according to a second embodiment of the invention; and,

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of an opened side access flexible package according to the second embodiment of the invention.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The portions not shown in the above figures are not claimed as part of the invention.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for side access flexible package, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D549594
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 2, 2006
Date of Patent: Aug 28, 2007
Inventor: Mark Steele (New Prague, MN)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: Mark Goodwin
Attorney: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar Christensen P.A.
Application Number: 29/254,969
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/707