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FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front and left side of a toaster showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the toaster of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the toaster of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 1, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front and left side showing a second embodiment of the toaster shown in FIGS. 1-6;
FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the toaster of FIG. 7;
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the toaster of FIG. 7;
FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view of the toaster of FIG. 7, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the toaster of FIG. 7 and is similar to FIG. 7, but without the broken line representation of a pair of toast release handles and a pair of crumb trays appearing in FIG. 7; and,
FIG. 14 is top plan view of the toaster of FIG. 10 and is similar to FIG. 10, but without the broken line representation of a pair of toast release handles appearing in FIG. 10.
The broken lines in FIGS. 1 through 6 showing a pair of toast color knobs, toast slots, depressions on the toast release handles, toast release handle connector slots, a section of a power cord, a power cord outlet notch, portions of a pair of crumb trays, and a bottom plate having feet, a pair of crumb tray housings, and several vents are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
The broken lines in FIGS. 7 through 14 showing a pair of toast color knobs, toast slots, a pair of toast release handles, toast release handle connector slots, a power cord, a section of a power cord outlet notch, a pair of crumb trays, and a bottom plate having feet, a pair of crumb tray housings, and several vents are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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- Drawing sheets from commonly-owned U.S. application No. 29/033,642, (admitted prior art) Filed Jan. 17, 1995, D. 378,971 Issue date Apr. 29, 1997. Front cover, rear cover, and 1 sheet from product catalog published by WearEver-Proctor Silex, Inc., 1987. Front and rear cover and p. 1 from product catalog published by Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., 1991. Front and rear cover and p. 9 of product catalog published by Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., 1992. Excerpt from "The Compleat Kitchen: New Toasters-They Keep Popping Up", by Mardee H. Regan, publication date unknown (admitted prior art). Sheet from 1987 product book published by WKM, Koln, Germany, Feb. 1987.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 9, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 1997
Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA)
Inventor: Anthony V. Cruz (Richmond, VA)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Attorney: Roger S. Dybvig
Application Number: 0/56,831
International Classification: 0702;
