Handle for a kitchen utensil

- The Vollrath Company, Inc
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left side perspective view of a handle for a kitchen utensil showing my new design; the broken line showing of the spool bowl is illustrative of environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale; and

FIG. 7 is a top, left side perspective view of a modification of my new design for a handle for a kitchen utensil; the broken line showing of the spoon bowl is illustrative of environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design. The modified design is essentially identical in all respects to FIGS. 1-6 except for the tang end thereof.

The design is characterized by the specific configuration of the elongated hand grip portion in association with the inset neck portion as best described in FIGS. 1 and 4.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D157678 March 1950 Hess
D201565 July 1965 Hvale
D282708 February 25, 1986 Schaeffer
D291046 July 28, 1987 Johnson
D292663 November 10, 1987 Johnson
Patent History
Patent number: D312749
Type: Grant
Filed: May 14, 1987
Date of Patent: Dec 11, 1990
Assignee: The Vollrath Company, Inc (Sheboygan, WI)
Inventor: William I. Kessler (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Bruce W. Dunkins
Assistant Examiner: Janice Seeger
Law Firm: Olson & Hierl
Application Number: 7/50,213
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7395; D/7692