Nested tableware set

- Lenox Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a nested tableware set, showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an exploded view thereof, showing the bowls and plates that are nested to form the nested tableware set.

The broken lines shown in FIG. 8 show portions of the nested tableware set that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a nested tableware set, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D968163
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 2019
Date of Patent: Nov 1, 2022
Assignee: Lenox Corporation (Bristol, PA)
Inventors: Timothy Carder (New Hope, PA), Fawn Ostriak (Lower Gwynedd, PA)
Primary Examiner: Joseph Kukella
Assistant Examiner: Arva P Adams
Application Number: 29/710,596
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/505; D7/540; D7/558; D7/584