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Tub for bathing

Granted 16 Apr 2002 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: David J. O'Connell, Mary J. Reid, Carter J. Thomas · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/145,898
filed 31 Jul 2001
Publication
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US D455820
granted 16 Apr 2002

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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 right, top, front perspective view of a tub for bathing 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 a mirror image of the front elevational view shown;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations of holes in FIGS. 2-4 and 7, and of a control mounting in FIGS. 1-6, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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D23/280.1

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USUS-D446574-SS114 Aug 20014 Aug 2000grantedTub for bathing
USthis patentUS-D455820-SS116 Apr 200231 Jul 2001grantedTub for bathing
USUS-D456881-SS17 May 200231 Jul 2001grantedTub for bathing
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AUAU-148911-SS13 Aug 20025 Feb 2001publishedTub for bathing
CACA-98075-SS30 Sep 20022 Feb 2001grantedBath tub
CACA-99405-SS30 Sep 20022 Feb 2001grantedBath tub
CACA-99406-SS30 Sep 20022 Feb 2001grantedBath tub
CACA-99407-SS30 Sep 20022 Feb 2001grantedBath tub

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