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Handle

Granted 16 Jul 2002 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Kohler Co. · originally Kallista, Inc.

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Inventors: Bradley R. Caplow · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/103,072
filed 7 Apr 1999
Publication
Not published
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US D460529
granted 16 Jul 2002

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Description

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›In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this…

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing handle primarily useful for controlling a rotatable valve stem.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a handle embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front elevational view shown;

FIG 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof.

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Claims

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Classifications

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D23/252D23/250

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