Combined spout and control handle
Granted 7 Mar 2000 · no office action yet
Assignee: Kohler Co.
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Inventors: Michael P. Gray, Erich D. Slothower · Examiner: Eric Watterson · AU 294 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective…
FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a combined spout and control handle embodying our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a right, top, front perspective view of a second embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 9 is left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a right, top, front perspective view of a third embodiment;
FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 16 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 19 is a right, top, front perspective view of a fourth embodiment;
FIG. 20 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 21 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 22 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 23 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 25 is a right, top, front perspective view of a fifth embodiment;
FIG. 26 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 27 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 28 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 29 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 30 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 31 is a right, top, front perspective view of a sixth embodiment;
FIG. 32 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 33 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 34 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 35 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 36 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The broken line representations of a mounting environment in FIGS. 1-36, and of the internal structure of the spout end in FIGS. 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 28, 30, 34, and 36, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.
The characteristic feature of our design resides in that the frontal portion of the spout deviates downward in an arc of less than 90° so that the spout mimics the arc of water discharged from a waterfall.
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