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Tub for bathing

Granted 5 Dec 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Carter J. Thomas · Examiner: Doris Clark · AU 294 · TC 2900

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121451
filed 6 Apr 2000
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US D434837
granted 5 Dec 2000

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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 fixture primarily useful for washing the body of humans.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a tub for bathing embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a second embodiment, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 3, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 4, the front elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 5, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 6, and the bottom plan view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a left, top, front perspective view of a third embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 17--17 of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of a fourth embodiment, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 12, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 13, the front side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 14, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 15, and the bottom plan view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 16.

The broken line representations of holes in FIGS. 1-18, of hardware in FIGS. 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15 and 16, and of support structure in FIGS. 3, 5-8, 12, and 14-17, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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