Four stage sharpener

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front right side perspective of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 illustrate features that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a four stage sharpener, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D640523
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 7, 2010
Date of Patent: Jun 28, 2011
Assignee: Wusthof-Trident of America, Inc. (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: Rene Henry Stutz (New Canaan, CT), Robert Krane (Dumont, NJ), Cynthia Fu Chit (Hong Kong)
Primary Examiner: Phillip S Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Roselynne Cody
Attorney: Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman P.C.
Application Number: 29/363,203
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/93