Combined can opener and knife sharpener

- Black & Decker Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the front, top, and right side of a combined can opener and knife sharpener, in its closed position showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view illustrating the combined can opener and knife sharpener in its open position;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the combined can opener and knife sharpener in its closed position;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the combined can opener and knife sharpener in its open position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D362794
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 22, 1993
Date of Patent: Oct 3, 1995
Assignee: Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventors: Richard Carbone (Southbury, CT), Alvaro Correa (Bridgeman, MI)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Attorney: Barry E. Deutsch
Application Number: 0/15,610
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/35