Cooking apparatus

- Tristar Products, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a cooking apparatus in accordance with the subject disclosure.

FIG. 2 is top view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1 indicating surface shading for metal.

The broken line showings are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the invention and form no part of the claimed design.

In alternative embodiments, the cooking apparatus may have different outer lips around the top edges or may include handles. The inner handles may be shaped differently. In various embodiments the inner divider may be arranged in different configurations to have a different number of walls spaced at different intervals to divide food into different proportions from what is currently shown. In some embodiments the inner divider may also be configured to cut food into shapes other than squares, such as triangles or rectangles. In some embodiments the cooking apparatus may have no inner divider at all. Further, in some embodiments, the outer pan may stand alone, apart from any other components.

Claims

The ornamental design for a cooking apparatus, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D817072
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 7, 2017
Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
Assignee: Tristar Products, Inc. (Fairfield, NJ)
Inventors: Keith Mirchandani (Fairfield, NJ), Paul McGrath (Flanders, NJ), James Mitrik (Long Pond, PA), Alejandro G. Lozano (Guttenberg, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/596,307
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/354