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Spout

Granted 29 Apr 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., Rafael A. Rexach · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/250,601
filed 22 Nov 2006
Publication
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US D567907
granted 29 Apr 2008

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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 a spout for a faucet.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a spout according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left, top, front perspective view of the FIG. 1 embodiment shown with a pull-up knob in phantom;

FIG. 8 is a left, top, front perspective view of a spout according to another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left, top, front perspective view of the FIG. 8 embodiment shown with a pull-up knob in phantom;

FIG. 15 is a left, top, front perspective view of a spout according to another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is a left, top, front perspective view of the FIG. 15 embodiment shown with a single lever handle in phantom.

The broken line representations of pull-up knob environment in FIGS. 7 and 14 , handle environment in FIG. 21 , outlet environment in FIGS. 1–2 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 11 , 13 , 15 – 16 , 18 and 20 – 21 , understructure in FIGS. 6 , 13 and 20 , openings in FIGS. 1 , 3 , 8 – 9 , 15 and 17 , handle base structure in FIG. 21 , and rear base structure in FIGS. 1–3 , 5 and 7 , are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/238

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AUAU-315469-SS30 Jul 200722 May 2007publishedSpout
AUAU-315481-SS31 Jul 200722 May 2007publishedSpout
AUAU-315482-SS31 Jul 200722 May 2007publishedSpout
CACA-120796-SS23 Oct 200922 May 2007grantedSpout

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