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Plumbing fitting

Granted 1 Jul 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Rafael A. Rexach · Examiner: Robin V Webster · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/295,984
filed 11 Oct 2007
Publication
Not published
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US D572337
granted 1 Jul 2008

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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 showerhead, or a support arm therefore, primary useful for washing body parts.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting according to my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations of showerhead environment in FIGS. 1–5 , 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
D23/213D23/254

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USUS-D564626-SS118 Mar 200822 Nov 2006grantedPlumbing fitting
USthis patentUS-D572337-SS11 Jul 200811 Oct 2007grantedPlumbing fitting
›Other offices — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-315470-SS30 Jul 200722 May 2007publishedPlumbing fitting
AUAU-315477-SS31 Jul 200722 May 2007publishedShower head
CACA-120795-SS23 Oct 200922 May 2007grantedShowerhead
CACA-125355-SS23 Oct 200922 May 2007grantedShower neck

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