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Plumbing fitting

Granted 6 Jan 2009 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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

Application
29/295,485
filed 28 Sep 2007
Publication
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US D584383
granted 6 Jan 2009

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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 faucet used to wash various items.

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the right side shown;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations in the figures 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
D23/241

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CACA-125377-SS23 Jan 200927 Mar 2008grantedFaucet
CLCL-2008000919-S1S18 Aug 200828 Mar 2008publishedGrifo.es

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