Plumbing fitting
Granted 11 Jan 2011 · no office action yet
Assignee: Kohler Co.
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Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus · Examiner: T. Chase Nelson · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective…
FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting according to my new design;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail view taken at arc 2 — 2 of FIG. 1 showing a surface pattern in a flattened state as represented by the stippling shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 - 17 ;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 9 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. 3-6 and the top and bottom plan views thereof in the corresponding extended position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 7 and 8 , the stippled areas shown in FIGS. 3-8 having the pattern of FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 10 is a right, top, front perspective view of the plumbing fitting of FIG. 1 shown in a retracted position, the stippled areas therein having the pattern of FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 17 is a left, top, front perspective view of the plumbing fitting of FIG. 10 shown in a retracted position. 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. 11-14 and the top and bottom plan views thereof in the corresponding retracted position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 15 and 16 .
The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the plumbing fitting that form 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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8 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D620557-S | S1 | 27 Jul 2010 | 10 Sep 2008 | granted | Plumbing fitting |
| US | US-D627857-S | S1 | 23 Nov 2010 | 16 Jul 2010 | granted | Plumbing fitting |
| USthis patent | US-D630711-S | S1 | 11 Jan 2011 | 16 Jul 2010 | granted | Plumbing fitting |
›Other offices — 5 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-325137-S | S | 13 Mar 2009 | 10 Mar 2009 | published | A faucet |
| CA | CA-129948-S | S | 6 Dec 2010 | 10 Mar 2009 | granted | Faucet |
| CA | CA-137286-S | S | 6 Dec 2010 | 10 Mar 2009 | granted | Faucet |
| TW | TW-D137488-S1 | S1 | 21 Oct 2010 | 9 Mar 2009 | published | Faucet |
| TW | TW-D145671-S1 | S1 | 1 Mar 2012 | 9 Mar 2009 | published | Faucet |
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