Handle for insert pan lid

Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a handle for insert pan lid showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 top right front perspective view of a first alternate embodiment of a handle for insert pan lid showing our new design;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the first alternate embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the first alternate embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view of the first alternate embodiment; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the first alternate embodiment; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 11 is a top right front perspective view of a second alternate embodiment of a handle for insert pan lid showing our new design;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the second alternate embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the second alternate embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of the second alternate embodiment; the rear elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view of the second alternate embodiment; the left side elevational view being a mirror image.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368407
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 10, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 2, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc. (Winchester, VA)
Inventors: Jeffrey T. Debord (Worthington, OH), Fred S. Fonville (Stephens City, VA), John W. Koenig (Cincinnati, OH), Rainer B. Teufel (Columbus, OH)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/30,869
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7393