Barrel cooker

- Barrel House Cooker, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a barrel cooker showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective exploded view of the barrel cooker with the top portion of the barrel cooker positioned over the bottom portion of the barrel cooker;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the bottom portion shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of the bottom portion shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of the bottom portion shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the bottom portion shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of the bottom portion shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the top portion of the barrel cooker shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a barrel cooker showing our new design;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a right side elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a front elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a rear elevational view of the design shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the design shown in FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view of the design shown in FIG. 15.

The broken (dashed) lines showing such features as handles, feet, grill grid, holes, and the like are not part of the claimed design. The broken lines on the surface portion indicate contour and not surface decoration.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a barrel cooker, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D854870
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 16, 2017
Date of Patent: Jul 30, 2019
Assignee: Barrel House Cooker, LLC (Bakersfield, CA)
Inventors: Brian Graves (Bakersfield, CA), Crispin Mercado (Bakersfield, CA)
Primary Examiner: Brett Miller
Application Number: 29/607,925
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/332