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Plumbing fixture

Granted 28 Aug 2007 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Jeffrey A. Pipe, Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. · Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/250,553
filed 20 Nov 2006
Publication
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US D549807
granted 28 Aug 2007

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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 in the form of a bathing tub, primary useful for washing the human body, and/or an apron structure therefor.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fixture 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 top plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line representations of tub environment and apron structure in the figures are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/306

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Examiner
Robert A. Delehanty
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D532495-SS121 Nov 200624 Nov 2004grantedTub with apron
USUS-D547832-SS131 Jul 200720 Nov 2006grantedPlumbing fixture
USthis patentUS-D549807-SS128 Aug 200720 Nov 2006grantedPlumbing fixture
›Other offices — 2 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-111285-SS13 Dec 200620 May 2005grantedTub
CACA-117026-SS13 Dec 200620 May 2005grantedApron for a tub

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