Seasoning dispenser housing
FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of a seasoning dispenser housing for a pepper grinder showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the first embodiment including a broken line illustration of part of the associated grinding mechanism;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the first embodiment with the grinding mechanism removed;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the first embodiment, again including a broken line illustration of part of the associated grinding mechanism;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the first embodiment with the grinding mechanism removed;
FIG. 6 is a side view of a second embodiment of a seasoning dispenser housing for a salt shaker showing our new design;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the second embodiment including a broken line illustration of the perforated dispensing cap;
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the second embodiment with the dispensing cap removed;
FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment including a broken line illustration of the closure plug; and,
FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view with the closure plug removed.
The broken lines portions of the Figures are for illustration purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
| D187041 | January 1960 | Strauss |
| 1522796 | January 1925 | Bartiomie |
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| 3204826 | September 1965 | Fidel |
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 10, 1998
Assignee: Vic Firth Manufacturing, Inc. (Newport, ME)
Inventors: David C. Crocker (Hampden, ME), Tracy K. Firth (Brookline, MA), Kelly V. Firth (Boston, MA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Law Firm: Samuels, Gauthier, Stevens & Reppert
Application Number: 0/67,695
International Classification: 0704;
