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Display label for an absorbent article

Granted 10 Oct 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Springs Industries, Inc.

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Inventors: Wendi Dunlap · Examiner: Susan J. Lucas · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
113384
filed 3 Nov 1999
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US D431841
granted 10 Oct 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a display label for an absorbent article of a first embodiment showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of a display label for an absorbent article showing my design with the label translated a distance from the center of the absorbent article;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first elevational side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a second opposing elevational side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of the display label for an absorbent article showing my design in an unfolded state;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a first elevational side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a second opposing elevational side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a third side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a fourth opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top perspective view of the display label for an absorbent article showing my design with the display label positioned along a front edge portion of the absorbent article in a half fold state;

FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of the display label for an absorbent article showing my design with the display label positioned along a front edge portion of the absorbent article in a quarter fold state;

FIG. 16 is a top view of the design and label position shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a first elevational side view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a second opposing elevational side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a front side view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 22 is front side view of the label illustrated in FIG. 14 showing my design alternately positioned on the front edge portion of the absorbent article; and,

FIG. 23 is a front view of a second embodiment of my design illustrating a plurality of absorbent articles having the label illustrated in FIG. 20 showing my design positioned on the front edge portion of the plurality of absorbent articles as would be viewed in a display setting such as in a retail store with the absorbent articles stacked one on another.

With the exception of the plurality of display labels for absorbent articles, the sides and back views of the second embodiment are the same as those shown for the corresponding views of the first embodiment.

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. As shown, for folded article displays, whether singular or plural, the display label is positioned on the absorbent article such that it is visible along the front edge portion of the absorbent article.

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D20/22D50/63

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