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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front and right 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 right side view of a second embodiment of my new design;

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

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a front and right side view of a fourth embodiment my new design;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a front and right side view of a fifth embodiment of my new design; and,

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a front and right side view of a sixth embodiment of my 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
D55215 May 1920 Talbot
2012637 August 1935 Ribley
2174388 September 1939 Myers
D274777 July 24, 1984 Wolff
D430462 September 5, 2000 Short
Other references
  • Online food service 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: D552940
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 22, 2006
Date of Patent: Oct 16, 2007
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Huntersville, NC)
Inventors: Christopher Claypool (Huntersville, NC), Robert G. McRorie (Huntersville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorney: Lempia Forman LLC
Application Number: 29/266,503
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/691