Cooktop

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a cooktop disposed on a substrate, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the cooktop shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cooktop of FIGS. 1-2 incorporated into a range, the range being shown in phantom for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-3 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D396989
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 21, 1997
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 1998
Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Subhash R. Deo (Hendersonville, TN), James E. Pryor (Clarksville, TN), Kurt F. Hafeken, Sr. (Greenbrier, TN)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Pearne, Gordon, McCoy and Granger LLP
Application Number: 0/65,096
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7346
International Classification: 0702;