Extendable fork

- humangear, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an extendable fork in a nested position in accordance with the present design.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the extendable fork in the nested position.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the extendable fork in the nested position.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the extendable fork in the nested position.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the extendable fork in the nested position.

FIG. 6 is a head end view of the extendable fork in the nested position.

FIG. 7 is a handle end view of the extendable fork in the nested position.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the extendable fork in an extended position.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the extendable fork in the extended position.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the fork element alone of the extendable fork.

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of the handle alone of the extendable fork; and,

FIG. 12 is a back perspective view of the handle alone of the extendable fork.

The broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an extendable fork, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D862997
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 16, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 15, 2019
Assignee: humangear, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors: Christopher A. Miksovsky (San Francisco, CA), Steven R. Takayama (Atherton, CA), Kevin J. Kilpatrick (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/653,612
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/643; D7/401.2; D7/642; D7/653