Eating utensil

- Target Brands, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of an eating utensil showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a front, perspective view of an eating utensil showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof.

The features shown in broken lines are portions of the eating utensil forming no part of the claimed design. The features shown in long dash-short dash bolded broken lines indicate the bounds of the claimed design and otherwise form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an eating utensil, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D690156
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 2013
Assignee: Target Brands, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Elizabeth H. Apple (Minneapolis, MN), Kent D. Katterheinrich (Shoreview, MN)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/447,463
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/401.2; D7/642; D7/653