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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a pitcher;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 1, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of the pitcher of FIG. 1, with the lid and base components removed to show only the filter basket component for ease of illustration;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the pitcher of FIG. 1, with the lid and base components removed to show only the filter basket component for ease of illustration, all such sides of the filter basket component being identical to each other;

FIG. 9 is a side view similar to FIG. 8, but rotated 45.degree. from the view shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 1, with the lid and base components removed to show only the filter basket component for ease of illustration;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 1, with the lid and base components removed to show only the filter basket component for ease of illustration;

FIG. 12 is an exploded front perspective view of the pitcher of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a top front perspective view showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 14 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 13, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 13;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 13;

FIG. 19 is an exploded front perspective view of the pitcher of FIG. 13;

FIG. 20 is a top left perspective view showing a third embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 21 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 20, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 20;

FIG. 23 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 20;

FIG. 24 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 20;

FIG. 25 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 20;

FIG. 26 is a top left perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 27 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 26, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 28 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 26;

FIG. 29 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 26;

FIG. 30 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 26;

FIG. 31 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 26;

FIG. 32 is a top left perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 33 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 32, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 34 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 32;

FIG. 35 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 32;

FIG. 36 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 32;

FIG. 37 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 32;

FIG. 38 is a top left perspective view showing a sixth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 39 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 38 , the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 40 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 38;

FIG. 41 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 38;

FIG. 42 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 38;

FIG. 43 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 38;

FIG. 44 is a top left perspective view showing a seventh embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 45 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 44, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 46 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 44;

FIG. 47 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 44;

FIG. 48 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 44;

FIG. 49 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 44;

FIG. 50 is a top left perspective view showing an eighth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 51 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 50, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 52 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 50;

FIG. 53 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 50;

FIG. 54 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 50;

FIG. 55 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 50;

FIG. 56 is a top left perspective view showing a nineth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 57 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 56, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 58 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 56;

FIG. 59 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 56;

FIG. 60 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 56;

FIG. 61 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 56;

FIG. 62 is a top left perspective view showing a tenth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 63 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 62, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 64 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 62;

FIG. 65 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 62;

FIG. 66 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 62;

FIG. 67 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 62;

FIG. 68 is a top left perspective view showing an eleventh embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 69 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 68, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 70 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 68;

FIG. 71 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 68;

FIG. 72 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 68;

FIG. 73 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 68;

FIG. 74 is a top left perspective view showing a twelfth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 75 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 74, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 76 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 74;

FIG. 77 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 74;

FIG. 78 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 74;

FIG. 79 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 74;

FIG. 80 is a top left perspective view showing a thirteenth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 81 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 80, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 82 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 80;

FIG. 83 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 80;

FIG. 84 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 80;

FIG. 85 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 80;

FIG. 86 is a top left perspective view showing a fourteenth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 87 is a right side view of the pitcher of FIG. 86, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 88 is a front view of the pitcher of FIG. 86;

FIG. 89 is a rear view of the pitcher of FIG. 86;

FIG. 90 is a top view of the pitcher of FIG. 86; and,

FIG. 91 is a bottom view of the pitcher of FIG. 86.

The broken line shown in FIGS. 1-4, 6, 12-16, 18, and 19 is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D400392
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 1998
Assignee: Syratech Corporation (East Boston, MA)
Inventors: Edward J. Robertson (Reading, MA), Mark Florence (Jamaica Plain, MA)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 0/67,941
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7319; D7/317
International Classification: 0701;