Gravity fed dispenser

- McCormick & Company, Inc.

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a gravity fed dispenser or the like, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top, front, and right side perspective view thereof.

The broken-line disclosure in the views is understood to illustrate portions of the article in which the claimed design is embodied, but which form no part of the claimed design, and the irregular broken-line between claimed and unclaimed surfaces is understood to represent and unclaimed boundary between claimed and unclaimed surfaces.

Claims

The ornamental design for a gravity fed dispenser or the like, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D604972
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 14, 2008
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 2009
Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc. (Sparks, MD)
Inventors: Eric Henry (East Rutherford, NJ), Craig Hockenbury (Union, NJ), Margaret Kime (Baltimore, MD), James E. Brennan (Phoenix, MD)
Primary Examiner: Brian N Vinson
Attorney: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/303,655
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/515