Popcorn popper

- C. Cretors & Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a left isometric front view of a popcorn popper;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right isometric front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left isometric rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken lines showing the arrangement of certain features of the device are for illustrative purposes only. The broken lines are environmental and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a popcorn popper, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D802982
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 28, 2016
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 2017
Assignee: C. Cretors & Company (Wood Dale, IL)
Inventor: Nenad Vidojevic (Chesterton, IN)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/572,543
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/325