Sauté tongs

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of sauté tongs showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top front perspective view thereof, shown in a closed position.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sauté tongs, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
389925 September 1888 Griscom
772566 October 1904 Hollowell
1130234 March 1915 Wrobel
1260302 March 1918 Barrows
1432412 October 1922 Rietveld
1765974 June 1930 Foltis
1795256 March 1931 Johnson
2201566 May 1940 Voelker
D138917 September 1944 Frank
D144310 April 1946 Moore
D149817 June 1948 Jackson
2670234 February 1954 Roop
2674793 April 1954 Dominick
2801877 August 1957 Hetrick
2839325 June 1958 Jeanfavre
2864645 December 1958 Meldrum
D187937 May 1960 Polk
D187938 May 1960 Polk
2994553 August 1961 Banton
D193440 August 1962 Vernon et al.
3103395 September 1963 Winberg
3356405 December 1967 Gruber
3596965 August 1971 Woofter
3937510 February 10, 1976 Lew
3957298 May 18, 1976 Purchase
4103395 August 1, 1978 Latorella
D253803 January 1, 1980 Daemem
419180 April 1980 Kelly
D277446 February 5, 1985 Hollinshead
D285518 September 9, 1986 Hollinshead
4609132 September 2, 1986 Brokenshire
4663806 May 12, 1987 Mangum
4728139 March 1, 1988 Oretti
D298398 November 8, 1988 Trahar
4890549 January 2, 1990 Steiner et al.
4955971 September 11, 1990 Goulter
4964663 October 23, 1990 Jermyn
5054835 October 8, 1991 Loechel et al.
5199756 April 6, 1993 Bartlett
D351534 October 18, 1994 Weber
5385376 January 31, 1995 Malaspina et al.
5439012 August 8, 1995 D'Agostino
D364783 December 5, 1995 Weber
5487578 January 30, 1996 Williams
5551741 September 3, 1996 LaBoccetta
5564146 October 15, 1996 Luu
5634719 June 3, 1997 La Neve
D396612 August 4, 1998 Lillelund et al.
5791053 August 11, 1998 Koong
D406734 March 16, 1999 Doherty et al.
5934721 August 10, 1999 Walde
D414988 October 12, 1999 Santini
6056338 May 2, 2000 Kerr
6089631 July 18, 2000 Thurlow
6092847 July 25, 2000 Kwan
D435201 December 19, 2000 Wang
D442440 May 22, 2001 Kopasi
D442835 May 29, 2001 Kopasi
6352293 March 5, 2002 Baschenis
D459954 July 9, 2002 Wang et al.
6536819 March 25, 2003 Wang et al.
6568728 May 27, 2003 Wang
6581997 June 24, 2003 Martikainen et al.
D477504 July 22, 2003 Rowe et al.
D481915 November 11, 2003 Mezger-Boehringer
D488032 April 6, 2004 Best et al.
6726263 April 27, 2004 Wang et al.
D491028 June 8, 2004 Claypool et al.
6869117 March 22, 2005 Blum
7086676 August 8, 2006 Sumter et al.
7311344 December 25, 2007 Kerr et al.
D575596 August 26, 2008 Araiza et al.
D593382 June 2, 2009 Lion et al.
20010033083 October 25, 2001 Kaposi
20010045753 November 29, 2001 Lewis
20020108256 August 15, 2002 Egelund et al.
20040026939 February 12, 2004 Jordan et al.
20040026940 February 12, 2004 Kahler et al.
20040104586 June 3, 2004 Rose
20050145733 July 7, 2005 Silver et al.
20080088142 April 17, 2008 Lubenesky et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
1116359 November 1961 DE
2551501 June 1977 DE
10 2004 050 632 October 2004 DE
811925 April 1937 FR
1093186 May 1955 FR
1213339 March 1960 FR
454171 September 1936 GB
WO 2004/039228 May 2004 WO
Other references
  • Kentucky Springs; Heimerdinger Cutlery Company Inc., Louisville Kentucky Since 1861; Salad Tongs by Kentucky Springs; http;//www.heimerdingercutlery.com/catalog/category.cfm?Category=145&CFID=7205227..., Aug. 8, 2006.
  • COOKING.COM; Amco; Black Nylon Locking Tongs (12-in); http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=134287; Aug. 18, 2004.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 11/848,734 entitled “Combination Breading Tongs And Dipping Tool” filed Aug. 31, 2007.
Patent History
Patent number: D606370
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 5, 2009
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 2009
Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company (Omaha, NE)
Inventors: Therese Araiza (Cary, IL), Nigel Wang (Taipei)
Primary Examiner: Charles A Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Dana L Sipos
Attorney: Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Application Number: 29/330,298
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/686; Clamp Or Forceps (28) (D24/143)