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Spill tray

Granted 5 Dec 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Distinctive Appliances, Inc.

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Inventors: Anthony B. Joseph, Robert A. Lewis, Wouter J. Wiersma · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 29 Dec 1998
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US D434601
granted 5 Dec 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a top elevational view of a spill tray showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along the line 4--4 shown in FIG. 1.

The bottom surface of the spill tray forms no part of the claimed design. The broken line disclosure of the U-shaped center cutout is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D07/407

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