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Lavatory

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Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: James M. Neiman, Erich D. Slothower, Mary J. Reid · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 294 · TC 2900

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US D412204
granted 20 Jul 1999

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›FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective…

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a lavatory embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being identical to the front side shown;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being identical to the right side shown;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a second embodiment which is a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 2, the front and rear elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, the right and left side elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 4, and the bottom plan view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a third embodiment, the front and rear elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, the right and left side elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 4, and the cross-sectional view taken along line 7--7 being identical to that shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 10--10 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of a fourth embodiment which is a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 9, the front and rear elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, and the right and left side elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of a fifth embodiment, the front and rear elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, the right and left side elevational views being idenical to that shown in FIG. 4, and the cross-sectional view taken along line 10--10 being identical to that shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 13--13 of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of a sixth embodiment which is a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 12, the front and rear elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, and the right and left side elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of a seventh embodiment, the front and rear elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, the right and left side elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 4, the cross-sectional view taken along line 6--6 being identical to that shown in FIG. 6, and the cross-sectional view taken along line 13--13 being identical to that shown in FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of an eighth embodiment which is a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 15, the front and rear elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, and the right and left side elevational views being identical to that shown in FIG. 4.

The broken line representations of mounting holes in FIG. 5 are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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