Toaster

- Maytag Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a toaster according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the toaster of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is left side elevation view of the toaster of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the toaster of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the toaster of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the toaster of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an alternative embodiment of a toaster according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the toaster of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the toaster of FIG. 7.

The right side elevation view of the toaster is a mirror image of the left side elevation view shown in FIG. 3, and is therefore not shown.

The alternative embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7-9, differs from the first embodiment of FIG. 1 only in the appearance of the top surface of the toaster, it being understood that all other surfaces are the same as those of the first embodiment.

The broken lines in the Drawings are for illustrative purposes only in order to show the environment in which the design is associated and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design of a toaster, substantially as shown and described.

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Other references
  • GE Toaster Model 168958, GE Perfect Slice Ultra-Wide-Slot Toaster—User Manual and Images (date unknown).
  • T-Fal Toaster Model Avante Deluxe—User Manuals and Images (Sep. 10, 2002).
Patent History
Patent number: D524089
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 8, 2005
Date of Patent: Jul 4, 2006
Assignee: Maytag Corporation (Newton, IA)
Inventors: Kenneth Boyle (Newton, IA), Doug Drenten (Aiken, SC), Robert Brueckner (Johnston, IA), Gary Petersen (Grinnell, IA), Kristi Lafrenz (Newton, IA), Gary Schmitz (Newton, IA), Keith Gausmann (Westerville, OH), Jeffrey DeBord (Worthington, OH), Michael Kopczewski (Grove City, OH), Robert Hayes (Lewis Center, OH), Sally Stark (Westerville, OH), Paul Hsu (Powell, OH)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Allan P. Orsund
Application Number: 29/224,817
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/330