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Griddle, skillet, and lid assembly

Granted 5 Sep 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.

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Inventors: Phillip L. Brookshire, Lawrence M. Pillion, Stacey R. Just, David L. Slayton +1 · Examiner: Caron D. Veynar · AU 293 · TC 2900

Application
100918
filed 22 Feb 1999
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US D430454
granted 5 Sep 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 left side of a griddle, skillet, and lid assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being substantially a mirror image of the right side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view identical to FIG. 1 but showing the skillet, which rests on the top of the griddle, rotated 90 degrees from its orientation shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view identical to FIG. 7 but showing the lid, which rests on the top of the skillet, rotated 90 degrees from its orientation shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front and left side of a second embodiment of a griddle, skillet, and lid assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side elevational view;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view identical to FIG. 9 but showing the skillet, which rests on the top of the griddle, rotated 90 degrees from its orientation shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view identical to FIG. 15 but showing the lid, which rests on the top of the skillet, rotated 90 degrees from its orientation shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the lid shown in FIG. 1 which is shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 18 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being substantially a mirror image of the front elevational view;

FIG. 19 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being substantially a mirror image of the right side elevational view;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the lid shown in FIG. 9 which is shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 23 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front elevational view;

FIG. 24 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side elevational view;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the skillet shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 which is shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 28 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front elevational view;

FIG. 29 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side elevational view;

FIG. 30 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a perspective view of the griddle shown in FIG. 1 which is shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 33 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a perspective view of the griddle shown in FIG. 9 which is shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 40 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 45 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 showing the power cord, the feet, and the underside of the griddle are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in FIGS. 9 through 16 showing the power cord, the feet, the vent slot and knob of the lid, the dial slot and knob of the griddle, the power indicator light, and the underside of the griddle are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in FIGS. 22 through 26 showing the vent slot, knob, and vent slot closure plate of the lid are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in FIGS. 33, 34, 35, 36, and 38 showing the feet and the underside of the griddle are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in FIGS. 39 through 45 showing the feet, the dial slot and knob of the griddle, the power indicator light, and the underside of the griddle are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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