Die for gum forming

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1081739
  • Patent Number
    D1,081,739
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, April 6, 2021
    4 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025
    3 months ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D01 100-130
    • D01 199
    • D15 135
    • D15 136
    • D24 101
    • CPC
    • A23G4/126
    • A23G4/025
    • A23G4/04
    • A23G4/02
    • A23P30/10
    • A23V2002/00
    • A61K31/465
    • B30B9/02
  • International Classifications
    • 1509
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is an upper, front, right-side perspective view of a die for gum forming, showing the new design;



FIG. 2 is a front view of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 3 is a lower, front, left-side perspective view of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 4 is a lower, front, right-side perspective view of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 5 is an upper, front perspective view of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 6 is a back view of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 7 is a top view of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 9 is a left-side view of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 10 is a right-side view of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 11 is a magnified view (as shown in FIG. 1) of the die for gum forming;



FIG. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional view (as shown in FIG. 2) of the die for gum forming; and,



FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view (as shown in FIG. 9) of the die for gum forming.


The dash-dot-dash lines represent boundary lines for the claimed design, where features inside the dash-dot-dash lines form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a die for gum forming as shown and described.
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