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Shower base

Granted 21 Jul 2009 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Christopher B. Hisey · Examiner: Robert A Delehanty · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/303,133
filed 1 Feb 2008
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US D596722
granted 21 Jul 2009

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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 shower receptor for a shower plumbing fixture.

FIG. 1 is a top, right, front perspective view of a shower base of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the right side shown;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view taken along line 7 – 7 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 8 is a top, right, front perspective view of a shower base according to another embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the right side shown;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a side sectional view taken along line 14 — 14 of FIG. 9 .

The broken line representations 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
D23/304

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USthis patentUS-D596722-SS121 Jul 20091 Feb 2008grantedShower base
USUS-D609316-SS12 Feb 201020 Jul 2009grantedShower base
USUS-D613839-SS113 Apr 201020 Jul 2009grantedShower base
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