Covered food dish

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a covered food dish having a base and a lid illustrated in a partially opened configuration, showing our new design, the base and the lid being hinged together by a hinge illustrated in phantom;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof in a closed configuration;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the alternate embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8 shown in a closed configuration;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the alternate embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the alternate embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a front view of the alternate embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the alternate embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the alternate embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the base of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a top view of the base of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a bottom view of the base of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a front view of the base of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a right side view of the base of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 15, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 20 is a rear view of the base of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 15;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the base of the alternate embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 22 is a top view of the base of the alternate embodiment dish illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 23 is a bottom view of the base of the alternate embodiment dish illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 24 is a front view of the base of the alternate embodiment dish illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 25 is a right side view of the base of the alternate embodiment dish illustrated in FIG. 8, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 26 is a rear view of the base of the alternate embodiment dish illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the lid of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 28 is a top view of the lid of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 29 is a bottom view of the lid of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 30 is a front view of the lid of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 31 is a right side view of the lid of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 1, the left side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 32 is a rear view of the lid of the covered food dish illustrated in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of the hinge is for illustrative purpose only and forms no part of the claimed design. The base (FIGS. 15-20) of the first embodiment (FIGS. 1-7), the base (FIGS. 21-26) of the second embodiment (FIGS. 8-14) and the lid (FIGS. 27-32) of the first embodiment (FIGS. 1-7) are shown separately for clarity of illustration.

Claims

The ornamental design for a covered food dish, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Kocis; Stephen J. (Peachtree City, GA), Sadler; Harold K. (Alpharetta, GA), Forland; Oyvind (Marietta, GA)
Assignee:	De Ster Corporation (Atlanta, GA)
Appl. No.:	D/171,989
Filed:	December 3, 2002

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/425; D7/550.1; D7/629; D9/418; D9/423; D9/430; D9/431
Current International Class:	0903
Field of Search:	;D9/428,429,424,425,414,422,418,423 ;D7/602,601,629,550.1 ;206/508,518,557 ;229/406,407,902-906,162,93 ;220/573.1,4.21,4.23,4.24,556,253,783,810,833,836,837,839,376,377,380,674,675 ;426/106,128-130

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

3876130	April 1975	Haase
D241820	October 1976	Jewell
D278412	April 1985	Yeung
D373931	September 1996	Whitehead
D375259	November 1996	Whitehead
D395599	June 1998	Wyslotsky
D398846	September 1998	Wyslotsky
D398848	September 1998	Wyslotsky
5979687	November 1999	Hayes et al.
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6572909	June 2003	Bagwell et al.

Other References

US. Trademark Reg. No. 2,224,865, filed Aug. 7, 1995, De Ster Corporation..

Primary Examiner: Deshmukh; Prabhakar
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Baker Donelson