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Showerhead

Granted 13 Dec 2005 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., Howard M. Montgomery, Michael S. Smith · Examiner: Robin V. Taylor · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/209,413
filed 15 Jul 2004
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US D512764
granted 13 Dec 2005

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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 fixture in the form of a showerhead primary useful for washing body parts.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a showerhead according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/229

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AUAU-302906-SS26 Aug 200519 Jan 2005publishedShowerhead
AUAU-302907-SS26 Aug 200519 Jan 2005publishedShowerhead
CACA-109762-SS10 May 200614 Jan 2005grantedShowerhead

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