Flatware

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of flatware showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view, the bottom plan view is a mirror image thereof, the left and right side views are identical to the handle by itself;

FIG. 3 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an end view thereof opposite to that view shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view showing the broken line disclosure of a blade for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 6 is a top perpective view showing the broken line disclosure of fork tines for illustrative purposes only;

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of the flatware, the top, bottom, left, right, front and rear views are substantially similar to FIGS. 2-4; and,

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of the second embodiment showing the broken line disclosure of fork tines for illustrative purposes only.

The broken line showings in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4-8 are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The drawings of FIGS. 3 and 4 are drawn on an enlarged scale from the other drawings.

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Patent History
Patent number: D421874
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 1998
Date of Patent: Mar 28, 2000
Assignee: Cambridge Silversmiths Ltd., Inc. (West Caldwell, NJ)
Inventor: Roger Freeman (Hillsdale, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Law Firm: Weingram & Associates, P.C.
Application Number: 0/97,680
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/74012; D7/653
International Classification: 0703;