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Faucet handle

Granted 7 Jan 2003 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Delta Faucet Company · originally Masco Corporation

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Inventors: Anthony G. Spangler, Federico G. Otero · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/151,973
filed 12 Dec 2001
Publication
Not published
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US D468407
granted 7 Jan 2003

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the faucet handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of the handle set screw in FIGS. 2, 4 and 6, of the blade tip in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5-8, and of the handle base in FIGS. 1-8 are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/252

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