Confection

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a confection, showing a first embodiment of our new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a another side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a confection, showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a back elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a another side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8.

The evenly-spaced broken lines in FIGS. 1-14 illustrate portions of the confection that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines in FIGS. 8-13 illustrate the boundary of the claimed design that forms no part thereof.

Also, references to “side,” “top,” “bottom,” “front,” and “rear” in the Figure Descriptions are not necessarily meant to require any specific orientation of the article as viewed. A confectionary according to the claimed design may be used in any orientation.

Claims

We claim, the ornamental design for a confection, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D821682
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 20, 2017
Date of Patent: Jul 3, 2018
Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC (East Hanover, NJ)
Inventors: Gerald Cotten (East Hanover, NJ), Simon Gainey (Media, PA), Jess Keene (Media, PA)
Primary Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko
Application Number: 29/611,352
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D1/114; D1/127