Butter stick

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D899726
  • Patent Number
    D899,726
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, November 12, 2019
    4 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 27, 2020
    3 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 evenly-spaced broken lines in FIGS. 1-8 illustrate portions of the butter stick that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 6 illustrate the boundary of the claimed design which forms no part thereof. Any portions of the article between the break lines form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a butter stick, as shown and described.
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Divisions (1)
Number Date Country
Parent 29660645 Aug 2018 US
Child 29712907 US