Grill scraper

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a grill scraper. A handle portion and a tip portion of the grill scraper have a wood texture, while a ferrule portion of the grill scraper does not.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the grill scraper of FIG. 1 with the right side view being identical.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the grill scraper of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 front view of the grill scraper of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 top view of the grill scraper of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 bottom view of the grill scraper of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is an exploded detail view of the grill scraper of FIG. 1 depicting handle (top with respect to the page) and ferrule (bottom with respect to the page) portions thereof. A tip portion is not shown in FIG. 7. The section of the handle portion shown in dashed lines forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 8 is a perspective detail view of the handle and ferrule portions of the grill scraper of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a left side detail view of the handle and ferrule portions of the grill scraper of FIG. 7, with the right side being identical.

FIG. 10 is a back view of the handle and ferrule portions of the grill scraper of FIG. 7, and is identical to FIG. 3.

FIG. 11 is a front detail view of the handle and ferrule portions of the grill scraper of FIG. 7. The section of the handle portion shown in dashed lines forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 12 is a top detail view of the handle and ferrule portions of the grill scraper of FIG. 7.

FIG. 13 is a bottom detail view of the handle and ferrule portions of the grill scraper of FIG. 7.

FIG. 14 is an exploded detail view of the grill scraper of FIG. 7 depicting tip portion thereof.

FIG. 15 is a perspective detail view of the tip portion of the grill scraper of FIG. 14. The section of the tip portion shown in dashed lines forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 16 is a left side detail view of the tip portion of the grill scraper of FIG. 14, with the right side being identical.

FIG. 17 is a back detail view of the tip portion of the grill scraper of FIG. 14. The back of the tip portion is shown in dashed lines and forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 18 is a front detail view of the tip portion of the grill scraper of FIG. 14.

FIG. 19 is a top view of the tip portion of the grill scraper of FIG. 14. The section of the tip portion shown in dashed lines forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 20 is a bottom view of the tip portion of the grill scraper of FIG. 14. The section of the tip portion shown in dashed lines forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 21 is an exploded view of the handle (top with respect to the page), ferrule (middle with respect to the page), and tip (bottom with respect to the page) portions of a grill scraper. The sections of the handle and tip shown in dashed lines form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a grill scraper of FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a left side view of the grill scraper of FIG. 21 with the right side view being identical.

FIG. 24 is a back view of the grill scraper of FIG. 21.

FIG. 25 front view of the grill scraper of FIG. 21.

FIG. 26 top view of the grill scraper of FIG. 21; and,

FIG. 27 bottom view of the grill scraper of FIG. 21.

Claims

The ornamental design for a grill scraper as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1104389
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 28, 2022
Date of Patent: Dec 2, 2025
Assignee: Thompson Brothers & Company, LLC (Oakdale, MN)
Inventors: Jason S. Thompson (Woodbury, MN), Andrew N. Stadick (Woodbury, MN), Nathan A. Thompson (North Saint Paul, MN)
Primary Examiner: John R Yeh
Application Number: 29/868,271
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Scraper (D32/46)