Casserole dish or the like

- Dart Industries Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a casserole dish or the like showing our new design;

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

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view of FIG. 1, the opposite end being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the far side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIG. 1, it being understood that the size and proportions of the top plan views of FIGS. 7 and 12 are identical hereto;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of a modification of the casserole dish of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the near side of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an end elevational view of FIG. 7, the opposite end being identical thereto;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the far side of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a top perspective view of another modification of the casserole dish of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of the near side of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is an end elevational view of FIG. 12, the opposite end being identical thereto;

FIG. 15 is a side elevational view of the far side of FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 12;

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 17--17 of FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D98266 January 1936 Manoha
D107585 December 1937 Titze
D111314 September 1938 Titze
D113024 January 1939 Titze
D113511 February 1939 Heller
D131965 April 1942 Poglein
D230338 February 1974 St. Andre
D232065 July 1974 Daenen
D248076 June 6, 1978 Christian
D253331 November 6, 1979 Olschewski
D271075 October 25, 1983 Daenen et al.
D275636 September 25, 1984 Picozza
D276114 October 30, 1984 Conti et al.
D281754 December 17, 1985 Trombly
3130857 April 1964 Burdick et al.
Other references
  • House Beautiful, Jan. 1978, p. 83, top center panel, Micro/Ovenware Casserole from Heller. Tableware International, Mar. 1983, p. 15, Panel #6, bottom right, Corning Limited "Pyrex Basics" Spectrum Range--Stacked Bowls; p. 37, lower right panel, Bowls/Stepped Walls, Uniteam Adv.
Patent History
Patent number: D288649
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 3, 1984
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 1987
Assignee: Dart Industries Inc. (Northbrook, IL)
Inventors: Robert H. C. M. Daenen (Hekelgem), Pieter K. J. DeCoster (Aalst), Martin J. Wolff (North Providence, RI)
Primary Examiner: Winifred E. Herrmann
Attorney: John A. Doninger
Application Number: 6/637,677
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 7/20; D 7/28