Article of flatware

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an article of flatware showing my new design as embodied in a fork;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view from the right of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4--4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of an article of flatware showing my new design as embodied in a spoon, the rear view of the handle portion being similar to FIG. 3; and

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view from the bottom of FIG. 6.

The sides opposite the handle portions shown in FIGS. 2 and 7 are mirror images of the respective shown sides.

The distinguishing feature of my new design for an article of flatware resides in the handle configuration.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D173184 October 1954 Bowlen
D185480 June 1959 Young et al.
D202653 October 1965 Perry
D210910 April 1968 Perry
D215121 September 1969 Manderfield
D240099 June 1976 Lea
D252375 July 17, 1979 Manderfield
Patent History
Patent number: D257658
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 1979
Date of Patent: Dec 23, 1980
Assignee: International Silver Company (Meriden, CT)
Inventor: William J. Knope (Meriden, CT)
Primary Examiner: Winifred E. Herrmann
Law Firm: Liddy, Sullivan, Galway & Vaccaro
Application Number: 6/41,724
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7137
International Classification: D0703;