Cord guard

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a cord guard showing my new design, the bottom plan view thereof being substantially a mirror image;

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

FIG. 3 is a section view thereof taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a section view thereof taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a forward end view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a section view thereof identical to FIG. 4 but on a larger scale than FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged, circumferential section view thereof taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged, circumferential section view thereof taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 6.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 showing the portion of a cord guard connector ordinarily located within an appliance are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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  • Commonly-owned design patent application 29/060,416, filed Sep. 27, 1996, now abandoned. Commonly-owned design application 29/073,174, filed Jul. 2, 1997 which is FWC of reference AV. Copy of three photographs prepared for purposes of this Information Disclosure Statement showing a prior art cord guard. Drawing sheets from commonly-owned utility patent application 08/736,445, filed Oct. 24, 1996. Front cover and pp. 34-25 of "Heyco Catalog 191" published by Heyco Molded Products, Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, admitted to be prior art. Drawing prepared for purposes of this Information Disclosure Statement showing cross-sectional shape of prior art cord guard illustrated in "Heyco Catalog 191" published by Heyco Molded Products, Inc. Front cover, rear cover, and pp. 3-5 of "Spring 1993 New Products" catalog published by Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex, Inc., Glen Allen, VA, 1993.
Patent History
Patent number: D404363
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 27, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 19, 1999
Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA)
Inventor: Michael L. Pyle (Mechanicsville, VA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorney: Roger S. Dybvig
Application Number: 0/60,410
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D13/154)
International Classification: 1303;