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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ali El-Afandi, Maplewood, MN (US);
Jeremy R. Marincel, Rockford, MN (US);
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A label for a container may include a planar body comprising a first edge and a second edge, the first and second edges disposed at opposite sides of the body from each other; a cut-out portion of the planar body disposed between the first and second edges; and first and second tear lines extending from the cutout portion to respective first and second termination locations at or proximate to the first and second edges, respectively. The first and second tear lines may diverge at an angle away from each other in a direction from the cut-out portion to the respective first and second termination locations.