Spatula

- TARGET BRANDS, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of a spatula showing a first embodiment of our new design having a substantially transparent upper blade with opaque details;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front, perspective view of the spatula showing a second embodiment of our new design having a substantially transparent upper blade with opaque details;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

The features shown in broken lines are portions of the spatula forming no part of the claimed design. The features shown in long dash-short dash broken lines indicate the bounds of the claimed design and otherwise form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Office Action from Canadian Patent Application No. 159,939, mailed Apr. 9, 2015 (2 pages).
  • “Wilton 570-1121 Easy Flex 3-Piece Silicone Spatula Set, Blue,” printed from http://www.amazon.com/Wilton-570-1121-3-Piece-Silicone-Spatula/dp/B000M8YMEU, publicly available at least as early as Sep. 22, 2008 (6 pages).
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Patent History
Patent number: D747938
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 19, 2014
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 2016
Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Patrick R. O'Connell (St. Louis Park, MN), Daniel Joseph Hoyord (Chaska, MN), Michael Charles Pearson (Minneapolis, MN), Jacob J. Fine (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza
Assistant Examiner: James Thorn, Sr.
Application Number: 29/499,787
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/688