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						 Patent  
						   D581227  
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						Mar 03 2008 
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						Mar 03 2008  
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						 Expiry 
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			  The ornamental design for mini snack tongs, as shown and described. 
			  
			  
			  
			  
			 
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the mini snack tongs of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a top view of a preferred embodiment of the mini snack tongs of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a preferred embodiment of the mini snack tongs of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a right side view of a preferred embodiment of the mini snack tongs of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a left side view of a preferred embodiment of the mini snack tongs of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a rear view of a preferred embodiment of the mini snack tongs of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a preferred embodiment of the mini snack tongs of the present invention; and,
FIG. 8 is a detail view of a snack contacting portion of the mini snack tongs of the present invention.
	
	Behan, Edgar G., Pinkston, Steven
	
	
	  
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