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Plumbing fixture

Granted 20 Jun 2006 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Kohler France SAS · originally Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Jean-Hugues Soulier · Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/220,866
filed 7 Jan 2005
Publication
Not published
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US D523541
granted 20 Jun 2006

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Description

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›In a preferred embodiments, the nature of this…

In a preferred embodiments, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fixture in the form of a water closet, a tank for a water closet, on a base for a water closet.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fixture in the form of a water closet embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fixture in the form of a water closet according to another embodiment of my new design, the top plan view being identical to that of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations of openings and/or controls in FIGS. 1-3, and 7, a recess in FIGS. 7-8, and underside and/or interior structure in FIGS. 5-6and 10-11, are for the purpose 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
D23/295

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Pendency
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Examiner
Robert A. Delehanty
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Worldwide family

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›IP5 & PCT — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D523541-SS120 Jun 20067 Jan 2005grantedPlumbing fixture
USUS-D531288-SS131 Oct 200611 Apr 2006grantedBase for a water closet
USUS-D531714-SS17 Nov 200611 Apr 2006grantedWater closet tank
›Other offices — 12 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-304188-SS16 Nov 20057 Jul 2005publishedWater closet
AUAU-304189-SS16 Nov 20057 Jul 2005publishedWater closet
AUAU-304190-SS16 Nov 20057 Jul 2005publishedWater closet
AUAU-304191-SS16 Nov 20057 Jul 2005publishedBase
AUAU-304192-SS16 Nov 20057 Jul 2005publishedBase
AUAU-304193-SS16 Nov 20057 Jul 2005publishedTank
CACA-111796-SS8 Mar 20076 Jul 2005grantedToilet base
CACA-119531-SS8 Mar 20076 Jul 2005grantedToilet base
CACA-119532-SS8 Mar 20076 Jul 2005grantedToilet tank
TWTW-D115048-S1S111 Jan 20076 Jul 2005publishedWater closet
TWTW-D120125-S1S121 Nov 20076 Jul 2005publishedTank for water closet
TWTW-D120126-S1S121 Nov 20076 Jul 2005publishedWater closet

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