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Barbecue fork

Granted 9 Jul 2002 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Columbia Insurance Group · originally The Pampered Chef, Ltd.

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Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach · Examiner: Terry A. Wallace · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/137,705
filed 27 Feb 2001
Publication
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US D459953
granted 9 Jul 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a barbecue fork showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the inventive design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an opposite side elevational view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an opposite end elevational view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the fork shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the inventive design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an opposite side elevational view of the design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is an end elevational view of the design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is an opposite end elevational view of the design of FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the protective sheath shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 16 is a side elevational view of the inventive design of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is an opposite side elevational view of the design of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of the design of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view of the design of FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is an end elevational view of the design of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 21 is an opposite end elevational view of the design of FIG. 15.

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D07/683

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Pendency
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497 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Terry A. Wallace
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