Coffee maker

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of a coffee maker showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along section lines 5--5 of FIG. 4 without the carafe and without internal detail;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines showing the vents on the bottom of the base in FIG. 8, the electrical cord in FIGS. 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8, the screw in the bottom of the carafe handle in FIG. 3, and the screws in the bottom of the feet in FIG. 8, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
  • Front and Back cover pages and pp. 6 and 7 of the "Spring 1993 New Products" Catalog, published by Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex in Dec. 1992. Front and Back cover pages and pp. 2 and 3 of the "Break-Through '92, 1992 New Products" Catalog published by Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex in Jan. 1992. Front and Back cover pages and pp. 12 and 13 of the "Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex" Catalog published by Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex in Apr. 1992. Front and Back of Proctor-Silex advertisement for a 2-12 Cup Automatic Drip Coffeemaker published by Proctor-Silex in Dec. 1989. Front and back cover pages and pp. 10 and 11 of the "Rowenta International 86" catalog published by Rowenta-Werke in 1986. Front and back cover pages and p. 21 of the "Crate and Barrel Summer Sale" catalog published by Crate and Barrel in 1993. Front and back cover pages and p. 6 of the "Community Kitchen-The Art of Food" catalog published by Community Coffe Co. in 1993. Unpublished photographs of a Melitta Coffeemaker and Carafe taken for the purpose of this information disclosure statement.
Patent History
Patent number: D356712
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 17, 1993
Date of Patent: Mar 28, 1995
Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA)
Inventor: Martin Brady (Richmond, VA)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Assistant Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorney: Roger S. Dybvig
Application Number: 0/9,639
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7309; D/7310; D/7311