Indicator device and utensil for cooking meat

Description

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an indicator device and utensil for cooking meat according to my design;

FIG. 2 shows a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 shows a side view thereof. The opposite side is an identical, but mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 shows a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 shows an end view thereof, as viewed from the handle end;

FIG. 6 shows an end view thereof, as viewed from the forked end;

FIG. 7 shows a top plan view of an embodiment of the indicator utensil handle illustrating a digital display window;

FIG. 8 shows a top view of a second embodiment of the indicator utensil handle illustrating a graduated display;

FIG. 9 shows a top plan view of a third embodiment of the indicator utensil handle illustrating a substantially circular analog (dial) display;

FIG. 10 shows a top plan view of a fourth embodiment of the indicator utensil handle illustrating a substantially rectangular analog (dial) display;

FIG. 11 shows the digital display of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 shows the graduated display of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 shows the substantially circular display of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 14 shows the substantially rectangular display of FIG. 10.

The dotted lines indicate components for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the subject design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
856768 June 1907 Comins
5575563 November 19, 1996 Chiu et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D405705
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1999
Inventor: Charles E. Norcross (Lake Clark, FL)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 0/90,220
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Thermometer (D10/57)
International Classification: 1004;