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Shower base

Granted 14 Nov 2006 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Christopher B. Hisey · Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/256,353
filed 17 Mar 2006
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US D532089
granted 14 Nov 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 shower receptor for a shower plumbing fixture.

FIG. 1 is a top, left, front perspective view of a shower base of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof,

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, left, front perspective view of another embodiment of my new design, the right side elevational view thereof being identical to FIG. 4 and the left side elevational view thereof being identical to FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations of a drain in FIGS. 2, 4-7, 9 and 11-12 and flange structure in FIGS. 1-6 and 8-11 are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/283

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