Dough product having a twisted appearance with break-apart sections

- Nestec, S.A.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view showing one embodiment of the new design for a dough product having a twisted appearance with break-apart sections prior to being baked;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view showing the dough product of FIG. 1, showing wavy edges on the edges that give the dough product a twisted appearance and diagonal lines on the top of dough product that form break-apart sections;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view showing the dough product of FIG. 1 having wavy edges;

FIG. 4 is a side plan view of the dough product of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front plan view of the dough product if FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an alternate embodiment of the new design for a dough product having a twisted appearance with break-apart sections, showing an additional edge line;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view showing the dough product of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a dough product, showing that any number of break-apart sections is considered within the scope of the claim.

The jagged lines of the dough product in FIG. 9 indicate that the dough product may be of any length and have any number of break-apart sections. The broken away portion of FIGS. 1–5 and 78 is to indicate indeterminate length of the break-apart sections.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dough product having a twisted appearance with break-apart sections, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D600877
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 27, 2007
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 2009
Assignee: Nestec, S.A.
Inventors: Kevin Marckx (Parker, CO), Timothy George Prins (Solon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robin V Webster
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Kearney
Attorney: Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
Application Number: 29/283,917
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D1/121; D1/125