Base for a bathing enclosure
Granted 13 Jul 1993 · no office action yet
Assignee: Kohler Co.
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Inventors: Alan D. Bengtson, David J. O'Connell · Examiner: James R. Largen · AU 294 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of a base for a bathing enclosure showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4--4 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of FIG. 1 showing the combined seat support and access cover removed;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of a second embodiment thereof;
FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 11--11 of FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 12--12 of FIG. 10;
FIG. 13 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of FIG. 8 showing the combined seat support and access cover removed;
FIG. 14 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of a third embodiment thereof;
FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 14;
FIG. 16 is a top plan view of FIG. 14;
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 17--17 of FIG. 16;
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 18--18 of FIG. 16; and,
FIG. 19 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of FIG. 14 showing the combined seat support and access cover removed.
The broken line representation of openings in FIGS. 1, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 19 and the fragmentary broken line representation of bathroom walls in FIGS. 1, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 19 are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D337375-S | S | 13 Jul 1993 | 11 Jan 1991 | granted | Base for a bathing enclosure |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-114233-S | S | 4 Jun 1992 | 11 Jul 1991 | published | Plumbing Base |
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