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Storage closure

Granted 8 Jul 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Jody L. Uecke, Steven J. Wietrzny, Mark A. Johnson, Mike Y. Daikubara +1 · Examiner: Robert A Delehanty · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/282,482
filed 20 Jul 2007
Publication
Not published
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US D572805
granted 8 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 a closure for covering the opening of an enclosure and providing storage space, such as for enclosing the opening of a shower or tub area and storing related items.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right, top, rear perspective 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 top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of our new design having views that are mirror images of the views shown in FIGS. 1–2 and 4 – 8 ;

The broken line representations of wall, door, frame and/or shelving environment in the figures are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/304

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D547424-SS124 Jul 200723 Feb 2005grantedStorage closure
USUS-D572804-SS18 Jul 200820 Jul 2007grantedStorage closure
USthis patentUS-D572805-SS18 Jul 200820 Jul 2007grantedStorage closure
›Other offices — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-306113-SS23 Mar 200623 Aug 2005publishedStorage closure
AUAU-306142-SS28 Mar 200623 Aug 2005publishedStorage closure
CACA-112402-SS4 Jul 200823 Aug 2005grantedEnclosure for shower/bath
CACA-126373-SS4 Jul 200823 Aug 2005grantedEnclosure for shower/bath

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