Opening mechanism for a package

- MARS, INCORPORATED
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of an opening mechanism for a package showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the design shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a front view of the design shown in FIG. 1 showing the opening mechanism in a state of use.

The broken line showing of a package in FIGS. 1-6 and the broken line showing of perforations in FIG. 6 are for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an opening mechanism for a package, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D730745
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 2010
Date of Patent: Jun 2, 2015
Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED (McLean, VA)
Inventors: John Cowan-Hughes (Worcs), Hayley Woolford (Hampshire), Bruce Hannant (Battersea)
Primary Examiner: Caron D Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Abraham Bahta
Application Number: 29/369,979
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/709