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Faucet

Granted 19 Dec 2006 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: FB GLOBAL PLUMBING GROUP LLC · originally Moen Incorporated

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Inventors: Douglas A. Kemp · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/196,047
filed 19 Dec 2003
Publication
Not published
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US D533921
granted 19 Dec 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a faucet of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the faucet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the faucet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the faucet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the faucet of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the faucet of FIG. 1.

The portions of the Figures shown in phantom lines are not part of the claimed design and are for illustration only.

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Claims

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Classifications

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D23/238D23/242D23/241

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