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Faucet handle

Granted 30 Dec 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus · Examiner: Robert A Delehanty · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/306,161
filed 3 Apr 2008
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US D583911
granted 30 Dec 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 plumbing fitting in the form of a valve body and handle for faucet.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a faucet handle 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 front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/252

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USUS-D568966-SS113 May 20087 Jul 2006grantedFaucet handle
USthis patentUS-D583911-SS130 Dec 20083 Apr 2008grantedFaucet handle
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-313428-SS23 Mar 20078 Jan 2007publishedFaucet handle
AUAU-313429-SS23 Mar 20078 Jan 2007publishedEscutcheon
CACA-118884-SS31 Jan 20083 Jan 2007grantedCombined faucet handle and escutcheon

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