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Disposable flatware with arcuate handle

Granted 7 Aug 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corporation · originally Koch Industries, Inc.

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Inventors: Andrew W. Taylor, Robert J. Aloisi, Derek Riemer, Jerome G. Dees +1 · Examiner: Caron D. Veynar · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
133651
filed 1 Dec 2000
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US D446087
granted 7 Aug 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of disposable flatware with arcuate handle design showing our new design as embodied in a spoon;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the spoon of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the spoon of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the spoon of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an end view of the spoon of FIG. 1 showing the utensil end thereof;

FIG. 6 is a end view of the spoon of FIG. 1 showing the handle end thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of disposable flatware with arcuate handle design showing our new design as embodied in a fork;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the fork of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the fork of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the fork of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is an end view of the fork of FIG. 7 showing the utensil end thereof;

FIG. 12 is an end view of the fork of FIG. 7 showing the handle end thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of disposable flatware with arcuate handle design showing our new design as embodied in a knife;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the knife of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a left side view of the knife of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a right side view of the knife of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is an end view of the knife of FIG. 13 showing the utensil end thereof; and,

FIG. 18 is an end view of the knife of FIG. 13 showing the handle end thereof.

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