Butter stick

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D869117
  • Patent Number
    D869,117
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, August 22, 2018
    6 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, December 10, 2019
    4 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D01 100-130
    • D01 199
    • 426 104000
    • 426 108000
    • 426 138000
    • 426 391000
    • 426 549000
    • 426 808000
    • 426 094000
    • 426 143000
    • 426 559000
    • 426 560000
    • D24 101-104
    • D28 81
    • D28 82
    • D28 63
    • D06 601
    • D32 40
    • D32 43
    • D09 707
    • D09 756
    • D30 160
    • D18 56
    • D25 113
    • D25 115
    • D23 366
    • D07 502
    • CPC
    • A23G3/50
    • A23G3/54
    • A23J3/26
    • A23L1/0067
    • B41J2/17593
  • International Classifications
    • 0101
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
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;



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;



FIG. 5 is an illustration of an isometric view of a second embodiment of a butter stick;



FIG. 6 is an illustration of a top view of the butter stick of FIG. 5, with the bottom view being a mirror image thereof;



FIG. 7 is an illustration of a front view of the butter stick of FIG. 5, with the back view being a mirror image thereof; and,



FIG. 8 is an illustration of a right side view of the butter stick of FIG. 5, with the left side view being a mirror image thereof.


The unshaded areas shown in evenly-dashed broken lines in the drawings illustrate the portions of the butter stick that form no part of the claim. The dot-dash broken lines at the breaks illustrated in the butter stick sidewalls, end walls and top surface define the bounds of the claim, forming no part thereof. Any portion of the article between those breaks forms no part of the claimed design.


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