Eating utensil

- Dart Industries Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an eating utensil, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof on line 8--8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof on line 9--9 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is an opposite side elevational view of FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 10;

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view on line 17--17 in FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view on line 18--18 in FIG. 11.

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Patent History
Patent number: D342648
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 27, 1992
Date of Patent: Dec 28, 1993
Assignee: Dart Industries Inc. (Deerfield, IL)
Inventors: Victor J. J. Cautereels (Borsbeek), Ian Ferris (Finchampstead)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Attorney: John A. Doninger
Application Number: 7/936,804
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7653; D/7642