Cooking apparatus

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view of a cooking apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a front left perspective view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is right side view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a top view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged, rear perspective view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1.

The features shown in broken lines represent portions of the cooking apparatus and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a cooking apparatus, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D972887
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 2021
Date of Patent: Dec 20, 2022
Assignee: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC (Palatine, IL)
Inventors: Derek Bennion (Chicago, IL), Qian Hamel (Evanston, IL), Carmen O. Lira-Nunez (Downers Grove, IL)
Primary Examiner: Mary Ann Calabrese
Assistant Examiner: Natalya M Rapundalo
Application Number: 29/772,138
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/403; D7/334