Table unit for cooking apparatus

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a table unit for cooking apparatus. The example table unit of FIG. 1 includes a base and an adjustable table, with the adjustable table shown in an erected position relative to the base.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the table unit of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the table unit of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the table unit of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the table unit of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the table unit of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the table unit of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the example table unit of FIG. 1, with the adjustable table shown in a collapsed position relative to the base.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the table unit of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the table unit of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the table unit of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the table unit of FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a top view of the table unit of FIG. 8.

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the table unit of FIG. 8.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the example table unit of FIG. 1, with the table unit shown mounted to an example cooking apparatus, and with the adjustable table shown in the erected position of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the example table unit of FIG. 1, with the table unit shown mounted to the cooking apparatus of FIG. 15, and with the adjustable table shown in the collapsed position of FIG. 8.

The features shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

The lighter solid lines denote surfaces and contours. Line shading is not surface ornamentation.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “table unit for cooking apparatus”, as shown and described in FIGS. 1-16.

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Patent History
Patent number: D959904
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 2020
Date of Patent: Aug 9, 2022
Assignee: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC (Palatine, IL)
Inventors: Derek Bennion (Chicago, IL), Shannon Ella Cerny (Elgin, IL), William Alexander Mecker (Chicago, IL), Romualdo Sonny Siazon (Woodstock, IL), Brian C. Donnelly (Naperville, IL)
Primary Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Assistant Examiner: Sarah L Smith
Application Number: 29/724,272
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/406