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Faucet body

Granted 20 Jan 2009 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Coralee S. Sandee, Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. · Examiner: Robin V Webster · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/306,095
filed 2 Apr 2008
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US D585112
granted 20 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 body for a kitchen faucet.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a faucet body according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a right, top, front perspective view of a faucet body according to another embodiment of my new design, the front, left side, right side and rear elevational views thereof and the top and bottom plan views thereof being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 2–7 .

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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