Top-down food dispenser

- Conopco, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of our new top-down food dispenser, with the cap in an open position;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view thereof, with the cap in a closed position;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a top-down food dispenser, as shown and described.

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  • Co-pending application Dziersk, et al., U.S. Appl. No. 12/896,298, filed Oct. 1, 2010.
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Patent History
Patent number: D662416
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2010
Date of Patent: Jun 26, 2012
Assignee: Conopco, Inc. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Inventors: Mark Dieter Dziersk (Winnetka, IL), James A. Shoemaker (Chicago, IL), Olivier Franck Currat (Chicago, IL), Harry Boer (Rotterdam)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Ellen Plotkin
Application Number: 29/376,120
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/449; D9/447