Knife block

- Calphalon Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a knife block, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a back view thereof.

The broken line portions show unclaimed subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a knife block, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D764876
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 23, 2015
Date of Patent: Aug 30, 2016
Assignee: Calphalon Corporation (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Andrew Q. Liu (Alpharetta, GA), Steven J. Muske (Marietta, GA), Neil John Varlamoff (Acworth, GA)
Primary Examiner: Derrick Holland
Assistant Examiner: Janice Lim
Application Number: 29/515,511
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/637