Utensil

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front and left side view of an ornamental design for a utensil;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the utensil shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the utensil shown in FIG. 1, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the utensil shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top end view of the utensil shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom end view of the utensil shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a front and left side view of a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a front and left side view of a third embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a front and left side view of a fourth embodiment our new design; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a front and left side view of a fifth embodiment of our new design.

The differences in the alternate embodiments are the size of the utensil and the broken line environment. The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The subject matter shown in dashed lines is not to be considered part of the claimed subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “utensil,” as shown and described herein.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2012637 August 1935 Ribley
D256212 August 5, 1980 Richmond
D326033 May 12, 1992 Friederichs
D467137 December 17, 2002 Gross
D474658 May 20, 2003 Gross
D501374 February 1, 2005 Crowley
Other references
  • On-line food service catalog for Vollrath; “Kitchen Essentials”; from www.vollrath.com; 2 pages; Dec. 18, 2006.
  • On-line food service catalog for Vollrath; “Spoons”; from www.vollrath.com; 1 page; Dec. 18, 2006.
  • On-line food service catalog for Vollrath; “Ladies”; from www.vollrath.com; 2 pages; Dec. 18, 2006.
  • On-line food service catalog for Vollrath; “Spoodle®”; from www.vollrath.com; 1 page; Dec. 18, 2006.
Patent History
Patent number: D552939
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 22, 2006
Date of Patent: Oct 16, 2007
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Huntersville, NC)
Inventor: Robert G. McRorie, III (Huntersville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorney: Lempia Forman LLC
Application Number: 29/266,498
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/691