Serving fork
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inventive design for a serving fork;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the FIG. 1 design;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the FIG. 1 design;
FIG. 4 is an opposite side elevational view of the FIG. 1 design;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the FIG. 1 design;
FIG. 6 is a front end view of the FIG. 1 design;
FIG. 7 is a rear end view of the FIG. 1 design; and,
FIG. 8 is an enlarged, fragmentary, detailed perspective view of the bottom side of the handle region of the design shown in FIG. 5.
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Patent History
Patent number: D432875
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 31, 2000
Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd. (Addison, IL)
Inventors: Douglas G. Begley (Palatine, IL), Thomas E. Perdue, Jr. (Crystal Lake, IL)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Law Firm: Olson & Hierl, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/110,175
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 31, 2000
Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd. (Addison, IL)
Inventors: Douglas G. Begley (Palatine, IL), Thomas E. Perdue, Jr. (Crystal Lake, IL)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Law Firm: Olson & Hierl, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/110,175
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D/7683
International Classification: 0702;
International Classification: 0702;