Base, pivotal guard and control box portions of power-operated vegetable slicer

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the base, pivotal guard and control box portions of power-operated vegetable slicer showing our new design, with pivotal guard in a normal position;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left end view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right end view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof, with the pivotal guard in a raised position; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 8 but showing, in phantom, for reference only, locations where a conventional pneumatic cylinder and components of a conventional hand-operated vegetable slicer may be mounted for operation, it being understood that what is shown in phantom forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a base, pivotal guard and control box portions of power-operated vegetable slicer, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D448968
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 2000
Date of Patent: Oct 9, 2001
Inventors: Michael A. Davis (Dover, OH), Christopher T. Troyer (Strasburg, OH)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Assistant Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David A. Burge
Application Number: 29/127,986
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/381; D7/412
International Classification: 3100;