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Plumbing fitting

Granted 1 Dec 2009 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., Leila M. Rubin · Examiner: T. Chase Nelson · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/335,106
filed 8 Apr 2009
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US D605258
granted 1 Dec 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 as a plumbing fitting in the form of a faucet with a movable spray head usable to wash various items and/or body parts, as well as a handle and a spray head therefor.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 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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D23/250D23/238

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USUS-D591404-SS128 Apr 200920 May 2008grantedPlumbing fitting
USthis patentUS-D605258-SS11 Dec 20098 Apr 2009grantedPlumbing fitting
USUS-D608417-SS119 Jan 20108 Apr 2009grantedPlumbing fitting
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-128594-SS28 Jan 201018 Nov 2008grantedFaucet
CACA-131892-SS28 Jan 201018 Nov 2008grantedFaucet
CACA-131915-SS28 Jan 201018 Nov 2008grantedFaucet

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