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Plumbing fitting

Granted 23 Jul 2013 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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

Application
29/324,385
filed 11 Sep 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D686706
granted 23 Jul 2013

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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 right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear 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 right side, left side, front and rear 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 of FIG. 8 shown in a retracted position, the front, rear, right side and left side elevational views thereof being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 10-13 and the top and bottom plan views thereof being mirror images of the views shown in 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.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/255

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