Spoon

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the spoon in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the spoon shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the spoon shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the spoon shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the spoon shown in FIG. 1, from the opposite side of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the spoon shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the spoon shown in FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a spoon, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D588420
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 20, 2007
Date of Patent: Mar 17, 2009
Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company (Omaha, NE)
Inventors: Lynn Waldman (Inverness, IL), Jaclyn Blust (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Neal Gerber Eisenberg LLP
Application Number: 29/297,859
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/692; D7/647