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Wall mountable support

Granted 24 Oct 2006 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Stephen G. Murray, Suzanne M. Berberet · Examiner: Brian N Vinson · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/226,332
filed 28 Mar 2005
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US D530556
granted 24 Oct 2006

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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 a wall mountable support for a portion of a robe hook, a towel ring, a toilet paper holder, a single rung towel bar, or a double rung towel bar.

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left, top, front perspective view of the wall mountable support of FIG. 1 with hook environment shown in phantom;

FIG. 8 is a left, top, front perspective view of the wall mountable support of FIG. 1 with bar environment shown in phantom;

FIG. 9 is a left, top, front perspective view of the wall mountable support of FIG. 1 with bar environment shown in phantom;

FIG. 10 is a left, top, front perspective view of the wall mountable support of FIG. 1 with bar environment shown in phantom; and,

FIG. 11 is a left, top, front perspective view of the wall mountable support of FIG. 1 with double bar environment shown in phantom.

The broken line representations of contoured surfaces in FIGS. 1-5, of a hole in FIG. 5, of rear structure in FIG. 6, of hook environment in FIG. 7, and of bar environment in FIGS. 8-11 are for purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D06/550

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