Carafe spout and handle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front and left side of a carafe spout and handle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D389005
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 24, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 13, 1998
Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA)
Inventor: Martin Brady (Chesterfield County, VA)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorneys: Roger S. Dybvig, John J. Cheek
Application Number: 0/57,387
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7319; D7/318; D7/317
International Classification: 0701;