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Plumbing fitting

Granted 27 Jul 2010 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus · Examiner: T. Chase Nelson · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/324,345
filed 10 Sep 2008
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Not published
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US D620557
granted 27 Jul 2010

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective…

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting embodying my new design shown in one of many extended positions;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting according to another embodiment of my new design, the front, rear, right side and left side elevational views thereof in the corresponding extending position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 2–5 and the top and bottom plan views thereof in the corresponding extended position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 6 and 7 ;

FIG. 9 is a right, top, front perspective view of the plumbing fitting of FIG. 1 shown in a retracted position;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

FIG. 16 is a left, top, front perspective view of the plumbing fitting according to another embodiment of my new design, the front, rear, right side and left side elevational views thereof in the corresponding retracted position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 10–13 and the top and bottom plan views thereof in the corresponding retracted position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 14 and 15 .

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

The plumbing fitting is shown broken away in one portion in order to indicate that a specific length of this portion of the design forms no part of the claimed design.

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fitting in the form of an articulating faucet having movable components and used to wash various items and/or body parts.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/238

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USthis patentUS-D620557-SS127 Jul 201010 Sep 2008grantedPlumbing fitting
USUS-D627857-SS123 Nov 201016 Jul 2010grantedPlumbing fitting
USUS-D630711-SS111 Jan 201116 Jul 2010grantedPlumbing fitting
›Other offices — 5 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-325137-SS13 Mar 200910 Mar 2009publishedA faucet
CACA-129948-SS6 Dec 201010 Mar 2009grantedFaucet
CACA-137286-SS6 Dec 201010 Mar 2009grantedFaucet
TWTW-D137488-S1S121 Oct 20109 Mar 2009publishedFaucet
TWTW-D145671-S1S11 Mar 20129 Mar 2009publishedFaucet

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