Eating utensil
Granted 28 Dec 1993 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Dart Industries Inc. · originally Tupperware Brand
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Inventors: Victor J. J. Cautereels, Ian Ferris · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 293 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an eating utensil, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is an opposite side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof on line 8--8 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof on line 9--9 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 10 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 10;
FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of FIG. 10;
FIG. 14 is an opposite side elevational view of FIG. 10;
FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of FIG. 10;
FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 10;
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view on line 17--17 in FIG. 11; and,
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view on line 18--18 in FIG. 11.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D342648-S | S | 28 Dec 1993 | 27 Aug 1992 | granted | Eating utensil |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-118073-S | S | 30 Aug 1993 | 28 Jan 1993 | published | Set of utensils |
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