Portable grill

Bennion , et al. May 10, 2

Patent Grant D951000

U.S. patent number D951,000 [Application Number D/740,624] was granted by the patent office on 2022-05-10 for portable grill. This patent grant is currently assigned to WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC. The grantee listed for this patent is Weber-Stephen Products LLC. Invention is credited to Derek Bennion, Montel Caruthers, Henry M. Hillstrom, Joel Kramka, Evan Sparks.

United States Patent D951,000
Bennion ,   et al. May 10, 2022
Portable grill
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a "portable grill", as shown and described.
Inventors: Bennion; Derek (Chicago, IL), Sparks; Evan (Cottage Grove, WI), Kramka; Joel (Madison, WI), Caruthers; Montel (Madison, WI), Hillstrom; Henry M. (Chicago, IL)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Weber-Stephen Products LLC
Palatine
IL
US
Assignee: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC (Palatine, IL)
Appl. No.: D/740,624
Filed: July 6, 2020
Current U.S. Class: D7/334; D7/332
Current International Class: 0702
Field of Search: ;D23/314,332,335,339,343,345 ;D7/323,332,334,339,347,362,363,387,402,403,405,408,409 ;D8/315 ;D6/698,702,656
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Primary Examiner: Liang; Jae
Assistant Examiner: Polidori; Tia Ruth-Renee
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
Description


FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable grill, with the portable grill shown in an erected configuration.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the portable grill of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the portable grill of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the portable grill of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the portable grill of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the portable grill of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the portable grill of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the portable grill of FIG. 1, with the portable grill shown in a collapsed configuration.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the portable grill of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the portable grill of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the portable grill of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the portable grill of FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a top view of the portable grill of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the portable grill of FIG. 8.

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

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