Resting device for tongs

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a resting device for tongs, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right-side elevation view thereof, the left-side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of the resting device for tongs, shown in a used condition.

The uniformly sized broken lines showing tongs in FIG. 6 depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design, while the remaining uniformly sized broken lines shown in the drawings depict portions of the resting device for tongs that form no part of the claimed design.

The alternating sized broken lines depict the bounds of the resting device for tongs that forms no part of the claimed design.

The resting device for tongs is shown with symbolic breaks in its components' lengths, wherein the appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms not part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1066972
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 2022
Date of Patent: Mar 18, 2025
Inventor: Paul J. Kokinakes (Aliso Viejo, CA)
Primary Examiner: Shannon W Morgan
Assistant Examiner: Terilyn Davis
Application Number: 29/792,473
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/637