Toaster

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front and left side of a toaster showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the front end thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the rear end thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being substantially similar to the left side elevational view except that the right toaster control knob is partially hidden by one of the convex portions of the front housing panel.

The broken lines in FIG. 5 showing underbody parts including a crumb tray are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D177503 January 1956 Hunt
D338368 August 17, 1993 Naft et al.
D345074 March 15, 1994 Myers et al.
D359876 July 4, 1995 Osit
D386935 December 2, 1997 Angarita
D388276 December 30, 1997 Cruz
D394983 June 9, 1998 Garrett et al.
2309640 February 1943 Gough
2567075 September 1951 Lindberg
2611849 September 1952 Gough
Other references
  • Commonly owned design application S. N. 29/073,692 filed Jul. 16, 1997. Copies of photographs prepared for this Information Disclosure Statement (Admiral Toaster) Date Unknown. Front and rear cover and p. 8 of "1994 Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex New Products" catalog published by Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. 1994. Front and rear cover and pp. 248 and 249 of the 1996/1997 Service Merchandise catalog.
Patent History
Patent number: D413224
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 6, 1997
Date of Patent: Aug 31, 1999
Assignee: Hamilton Beach, Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA)
Inventors: Anthony V. Cruz (Richmond, VA), James R. Gaynor (Richmond, VA)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Attorney: Roger S. Dybvig
Application Number: 0/77,587
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7330
International Classification: 0702;