Butter stick

- LAND O'LAKES, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an illustration of an isometric view of a first embodiment of a butter stick;

FIG. 2 is an illustration of a top view of the butter stick of FIG. 1, with the bottom view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is an illustration of a front view of the butter stick of FIG. 1, with the back view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an illustration of a right side view of the butter stick of FIG. 1, with the left side view being a mirror image thereof.

The dot-dash broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-4 illustrate the boundary of the claimed design that forms no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a butter stick, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D871016
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2019
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 2019
Assignee: LAND O'LAKES, INC. (Arden Hills, MN)
Inventors: Joseph V. Burger (Apple Valley, MN), Jonathan Anderson (Minneapolis, MN), Sharon K. Cody (Maple Grove, MN), Lisa Ryan (Lakeville, MN)
Primary Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko
Application Number: 29/690,754
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D1/100