Three piece wine funnel assembly

- Le Creuset, S.A.

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the three piece wine funnel assembly according to the invention the assembly including a shroud supported in the mouth of the base and with a wine funnel supported in the shroud;

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of the assembly of FIG. 1 taken along lines 2—2 and showing the shroud supported in the base and the wine funnel supported in the shroud with a spout of a funnel extending into a cylinder in the base;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the three piece wine funnel assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the three piece wine funnel assembly looking upward from the bottom of the assembly as shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a back view of the three piece wine funnel assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the three piece wine funnel assembly of FIG. 1; a right side view is a mirror image of the view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the three piece wine funnel assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the base portion shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a cross-section view taken along line 11—11 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a right side view of the shroud portion shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 15 is a front view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 19 is a front view of the funnel portion shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 20 is a left side view of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a rear view of FIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view of FIG. 19; and,

FIG. 23 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 19.

Claims

The ornamental design of a three piece wine funnel assembly, as illustrated and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2608843 September 1952 Kennedy
2657846 November 1953 Schmalz
2739466 March 1956 Maliniak
5794904 August 18, 1998 Hackley
5921292 July 13, 1999 Fouts
Patent History
Patent number: D499616
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 28, 2003
Date of Patent: Dec 14, 2004
Assignee: Le Creuset, S.A. (Fresnoy-le-Grand)
Inventors: Julian David Sanders (Mid Glamorgan), Matthew Ian Blofeld (Cardiff)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Gary L. Bush, Andrews Kurth LLP
Application Number: 29/187,107
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/700
International Classification: 0799;