Fork

- Christian Dior, S.A.

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a fork showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of an alternate embodiment of a fork, showing our new design;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of the alternate embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the alternate embodiment; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the alternate embodiment.

The rear and left side elevational views are identical to the respective front and right side elevational views of FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 6, reversed.

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U.S. Patent Documents
D101860 November 1936 Ebeling
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D287453 December 30, 1986 Bouilbet
D309852 August 14, 1990 Callinan
Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • HFD-Oct. 27, 1986, p. 49, top left panel "Louvre" Flatware Pattern from Retroneu/Different Sizes for Spoons and Forks. Home Furnishings Daily Fri. Sep. 26, 1969 p. 20, upper right of page, third from left or fork at far right. House & Garden, Nov. 1983, p. 14, Christofle Knife at left-"Malmaison" Pattern. French .TM. Registration No. 1, 189,420 (Dior) Dec. 10, 1981. OMPI .TM. Registration No. 468,470 (Dior) Apr. 23, 1982. Entry for "fasces" in Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary. Collection of Catalogs Jan. 1986-Jan. 1987. Collection of Flatware, dates unknown. Collection of Photographs of Dior Gifts date unknown. Collection of Dior's Gaudron Design, date unknown. Collection of Knives, date unknown.
Patent History
Patent number: D341754
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 7, 1988
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 1993
Assignee: Christian Dior, S.A. (Paris)
Inventors: Barbara S. Marsten (New York, NY), Valentin Mandrajji-Lebadaru (Long Island City, NY)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Attorney: Philip H. Gottfried
Application Number: 7/268,351
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7653; D/7642