Can opener

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a can opener showing our new design, showing the top, front, and right side thereof;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D306548 March 13, 1990 Mezey et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
48507 August 1991 CAX
Other references
  • A collection of advertisements including Can Openers by Toastmaster, Rival, Kenwood, Visa, Eastern Electric, Oster, and Hamilton Beach prepared for purposes of the Information Disclosure Statement. The individual publication dates are not known but it is admitted that all were published and show products marketed prior to applicant's invention. Outside front and back cover pages and one page showing advertisements for Can Openers from catalog titled "Nineteen Eighty-Six Proctor-Silex Catalog The Right Mix for '86", published in 1986 by WearEver-Proctor Silex.
Patent History
Patent number: D326041
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 1990
Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA)
Inventor: David S. Rowley (Smyrna, GA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Pfeffer
Attorney: Roger S. Dybvig
Application Number: 7/563,970
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/35