Oral tobacco article

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an oral tobacco article.

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the oral tobacco article of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the oral tobacco article of FIG. 1, the bottom view being a mirror image.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the oral tobacco article of FIG. 1, the rear view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 5 is a left view of the oral tobacco article of FIG. 1, the right view being a mirror image.

The broken lines which define environmental structure of the claimed design form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an oral tobacco article, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D674134
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 10, 2010
Date of Patent: Jan 8, 2013
Assignee: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (Richmond, VA)
Inventors: Andrew Nathan Carroll (Chester, VA), Shannon Maxwell Black (Richmond, VA), Tommy C. Holland (Midlothian, VA), Jason Andrew Macko (Richmond, VA), Christopher Joseph DiNovi (Ruther Glen, VA)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: Janice Hallmark
Attorney: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 29/380,742
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tobacco Product (D27/100)