Splatter shield

- Ekco Housewares, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side, top perspective view of a splatter shield showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof.

The broken line showing of a splatter shield rim in FIGS. 1-7 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D420249
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 5, 1999
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 2000
Assignee: Ekco Housewares, Inc. (Franklin Park, IL)
Inventors: Robert A. Varakian (Pine Brook, NJ), Karen Swinford (Schaumburg, IL), Patricia A. Filkins (Arlington Heights, IL), Randall Bell (River Forest, IL), James Hand (Glen Ellyn, IL)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Law Firm: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
Application Number: 0/98,725
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7391
International Classification: 0702;