Knife block

- Calphalon Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a knife block, shown with environmental knives inserted, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof, shown with environmental knives removed;

FIG. 3 is a cross-section top perspective view thereof, taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an exploded rear perspective view thereof, shown without the body for ease of illustration, shown in enlarged scale;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front view thereof, taken from FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof, shown with environmental knives inserted;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof, shown with environmental knives inserted; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-section left side view thereof, taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 1.

The broken lines 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 forms no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines of FIGS. 2 and 6 are included to show a partial 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 the relationship of the sharpening elements to the 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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D920053
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 2020
Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
Assignee: Calphalon Corporation (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Andrew Q. Liu (Alpharetta, GA), Steven J. Muske (Marietta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Janice Patyk
Application Number: 29/722,862
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/637