Patent CA-111413-S (CA)
Title: Food masher
Filed: 2005-06-03
Granted: 2006-06-13
Abstract: The said industrial design consists of the shape, configuration and ornamentation of a food masher having a main body portion, a handle portion, and a lever portion; the main body portion has generally parallel flat end walls, convex side walls in plan view, and a bottom wall extending generally at right angles to the side and end walls; the bottom wall has a plurality of aligned laterally extending rows of generally identical circular openings therein, the rows extending from adjacent the front end wall to adjacent the rear end wall of the main body portion;the handle portion has a pair of side walls which curve slightly inwards along their length from the rear end of the handle portion; the side walls then curve outwards and merge into the convex side walls of the main body portion; the main body portion has opposed front projections at the upper corners of the side walls thereof which extend forwards a short distance following the curvature of the convex side walls to merge into the side walls of a front lip portion; the front lip portion has an end surface which is slightly convex in plan view; the handle portion has a bottom wall which extends most of the length of the handle portion from the rear end thereof; the lower surface of the bottom wall has a series of spaced-apart laterally-extending generally bi-convex shallow depressions therein; the handle portion has a central rib portion situated between the side walls which extends most of the length of the handle portion; the upper edge of the rib portion generally conforms to the upper edges of the side walls of the handle portion but includes an upwardly-extending generally triangular protuberance which is situated part way along the length of the upper edge of the rib portion; the generally triangular protuberance merges into an aligned projection extending downwards from the lever portion;the lever portion has an elongated arm having a top wall and side walls which generally follow the contour and shape of the side walls of the handle portion; the side walls of the lever portion then flare outwards and curve around the convex sides of a lid section; the lid section generally follows the shape of the main body portion in plan view and is generally in alignment with the main body portion; the rear edge of the lid section has a curved projection extending outwardly therefrom; the top wall of the lever portion has a central concave depression adjacent the curved projection of the lid section; the front end of the lever portion has a front projection having generally parallel side surfaces and a smooth top surface which merges into a curved front surface; the front end of the front projection of the lever portion merges into spaced-apart raised shoulder areas of the front lip portion. In a first position, the lid section is situated in alignment with the top surface of the lever portion.In a second position, the lid section extends rearwards at an acute angle to the top surface of the lever portion; the inner surface of the lever portion beneath the lid section has a flat recessed surface having a plurality of aligned laterally extending rows of generally identical circular openings therein.Representations of the design are shown in the figures wherein:Fig. 1 is a perspective view from the front right side and above of the design of the food masher with the lid in a closed position;Fig. 2 is a perspective view from the front right side and above of the design of the food masher with the lid in an open position;Fig. 3 is a left side view of the food masher with the lid in a closed position;Fig. 4 is a rear end view of the food masher with the lid in a closed position;Fig. 5 is a front end view of the food masher with the lid in a closed position;Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the food masher with the lid in a closed position; andFig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the food masher with the lid in a closed position.Diagrams of the design are included.