Liner for food holding well

- DUKE MANUFACTURING CO.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective of a liner for a food holding well;

FIG. 2 is a left elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right elevation thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation thereof.

The liner for food holding well is shown with a symbolic break in its length and width. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot broken lines illustrate the bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dash lines depict portions of the liner for food holding well that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a liner for food holding well as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1082430
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 8, 2023
Date of Patent: Jul 8, 2025
Assignee: DUKE MANUFACTURING CO. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventor: Sai Ravi Krishna Subramani (Houston, TX)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Ho
Assistant Examiner: Natalya M Rapundalo
Application Number: 29/870,887
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/402; D7/409; D7/584; D7/586