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Four slot toaster

Granted 18 Apr 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.

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Inventors: Martin Brady, James R. Gaynor · Examiner: Caron D. Veynar · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 7 Jan 1999
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US D422832
granted 18 Apr 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front, and right side of a first embodiment of a four slot toaster showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front, and left side thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front, and right side of a second embodiment of a four slot toaster showing our new design;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front, and left side thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front, and right side of a third embodiment of a four slot toaster showing our new design;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front, and left side thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, and 8 of the first embodiment showing the grill members and other structure within the slots and the undercarriage of the toaster body are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in FIGS. 9 through 13, 15, and 16 of the second embodiment showing the grill members and other structure within the slots, the front and rear vents, and the undercarriage of the toaster body are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in FIGS. 17 through 24 of the third embodiment showing the grill members and other structure within the slots, the front and rear vents, the toaster body vents, the undercarriage of the toaster body, both bread lifters and bread lifter knobs and their corresponding bread lifter slots, and both color control levers and their corresponding slots are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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