Chafer

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of one embodiment of design for a chafer of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right end elevational view thereof, the left end elevational view being a mirror image of the right end elevational view shown;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a chafer, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D532647
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 13, 2004
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 2006
Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. (Sheboygan, WI)
Inventors: David M. Wasserman (Whitefish Bay, WI), John A. Wojcik (Sheboygan, WI), Ronald E. Bratton (Fort Wayne, IN), William C. Lindeman (Marshall, WI), Cory R. Boudreau (Madison, WI), Ronnie I. Matteucci (Waukesha, WI), Richard A. Nelipovich (Pontiac, MI)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Foley & Lardner LLP
Application Number: 29/197,231
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/355; D7/366