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Plumbing control

Granted 24 Oct 2006 · no office action yet

Application
29/209,412
filed 15 Jul 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D530791
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 as a plumbing fitting in the form of a shower and bath control.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing control according to another embodiment of our new design, the top and bottom plan views thereof being identical to FIG. 3;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof the bottom view thereof being a mirror image of the top view shown;

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 left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing control according to another embodiment of our new design, the top and bottom plan views thereof being identical to FIG. 3, the front elevational view thereof being identical to FIG. 2, and the left side elevational view thereof being identical to FIG. 4, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side shown in FIG. 4.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/254

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Examiner
Louis S. Zarfas
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AUAU-302622-SS8 Aug 200514 Jan 2005publishedPlumbing control
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AUAU-302625-SS8 Aug 200514 Jan 2005publishedPlumbing control
CACA-109761-SS20 Oct 200614 Jan 2005grantedPlumbing control

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