Carafe

- Proctor-Silex, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, rear, and left side perspective view of a carafe showing my new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the carafe;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the carafe;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the carafe;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the carafe.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D211487 June 1968 Schellens
D254646 April 8, 1980 Tsuji
D265042 June 22, 1982 Hanson et al.
D268319 March 22, 1983 Donoski et al.
D269488 June 28, 1983 Marotta
D283194 April 1, 1986 Durand
D283969 May 27, 1986 Sastre
D285276 August 26, 1986 Daher
4545296 October 8, 1985 Ben-Shmuel
Other references
  • Mr. Coffee/North American Systems, Inc., Supplement to HFD, Jan. 9, 1978, Sec. I, p. 2, top center decanter, MCS-1212, (Supplement D7-309). Krups, T-6 Coffee Maker #267, page unknown and date unknown-Handle on Decanter. An assortment of thirteen advertisements collected by applicant's assignee and assembled for purposes of the Information Disclosure Statement filed Oct. 14, 1986. The advertisements are known and admitted to show products that were available to the public before applicant's invention of the design hereby sought to be patented.
Patent History
Patent number: D305854
Type: Grant
Filed: May 15, 1986
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 1990
Assignee: Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA)
Inventors: Thomas J. Ryan (San Diego, CA), Jeffrey W. DeLong (Chillicothe, OH)
Primary Examiner: Winifred E. Herrmann
Attorney: Roger S. Dybvig
Application Number: 6/863,679
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7319; D/7318