Knife block

- Calphalon Corporation
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the knife block, shown with environmental knives removed;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the knife block, taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the knife block;

FIG. 5 is an exploded rear perspective view of the knife block, shown without the block body for ease of illustration;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front view of the knife block, taken from FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the knife block, shown with environmental knives;

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the knife block, shown with environmental knives; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional left side view of the knife block, taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 8.

The broken lines on the knife block in the figures illustrate the portions of the design that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines showing the knives in FIGS. 1, 2, and 7-9 illustrate environmental subject matter that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines of FIGS. 2 and 6 are included to show a partially enlarged view only and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines of FIGS. 4 and 5 are included to show relationship of sharpening elements to knife block only and form no part of the claimed design. None of the broken lines form any part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D247735 April 18, 1978 Gangelhoff
4561548 December 31, 1985 Call
D382774 August 26, 1997 Cohen
D434615 December 5, 2000 Chien
6394627 May 28, 2002 Lo
D471072 March 4, 2003 Gordner
20070278165 December 6, 2007 Ranieri
20080173772 July 24, 2008 Welch
Other references
  • Calphalon Classic Self-Sharpening 6-Piece Knife Block Set, announced Jul. 2015, [online], site visited Aug. 22, 2017. Available from Internet, URL: http://www.amazon.com (Year: 2015).
  • Calphalon Precision Self-Sharpening 15-Piece Knife Block Set, announced Jul. 2015, [online], site visited Aug. 22, 2017. Available from Internet, URL: http://www.amazon.com (Year: 2015).
  • Chicago Cutlery Fusion Knife Block Set, announced Dec. 2010, [online], site visited Aug. 22, 2017. Available from Internet, URL: http://www.amazon.com (Year: 2010).
Patent History
Patent number: D832660
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 7, 2017
Date of Patent: Nov 6, 2018
Assignee: Calphalon Corporation (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Andrew Q. Liu (Alpharetta, GA), Steven J. Muske (Marietta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Derrick E Holland
Assistant Examiner: Janice Patyk
Application Number: 29/599,956
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/637