Silverware basket

- Whirlpool Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the silverware basket showing our new design, one lid shown in an open position;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged right end view thereof, with the lid shown in a closed position;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the silverware basket of FIG. 2, the left end view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the silverware basket of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the silverware basket of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the silverware basket of FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D193641 September 1962 Stiller
D201292 June 1965 Mundt
D202569 October 1965 Maslow
D204076 March 1966 Maslow
D254187 February 12, 1980 Freese
5431294 July 11, 1995 Stottmann et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D391696
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 1998
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Frederick N. Bournay, Jr. (Benton Harbor, MI), John Allan Tinkham (St. Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorneys: Thomas J. Roth, Mark A. Davis, Robert O. Rice
Application Number: 0/64,900
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D32/3)
International Classification: 1505;