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Shower faceplate

Granted 29 Oct 2013 · no office action yet

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Leila M. Rubin, Gregory de Swarte, Kenneth S. Hanna · Examiner: Robin V Webster · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/415,587
filed 12 Mar 2012
Publication
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US D692527
granted 29 Oct 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a faceplate for a shower device, such as a handshower.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the faceplate shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the faceplate shown in FIG. 1 , the left side view being substantially a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the faceplate shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the faceplate shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the faceplate shown in FIG. 1 , shown as being opaque to illustrate the contour of the front surface.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the faceplate shown in FIG. 6 .

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of the faceplate shown in FIG. 6 .

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the faceplate shown in FIG. 6 ; and,

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the faceplate shown in FIG. 6 , the left side, top and bottom views being substantially the same.

The broken line showing of the environment is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/213

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USthis patentUS-D692527-SS129 Oct 201312 Mar 2012grantedShower faceplate
USUS-D707329-SS117 Jun 201421 Oct 2013grantedShower faceplate
USUS-D759197-SS114 Jun 20162 Jun 2014grantedShower faceplate
USUS-D779038-SS114 Feb 20172 Jun 2016grantedShower faceplate and shower device
›Other offices — 5 members
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AUAU-346046-SS19 Dec 201212 Sep 2012publishedShower faceplate
CACA-147433-SS21 Aug 201311 Sep 2012grantedShowerhead
CACA-151719-SS21 Aug 201311 Sep 2012grantedShowerhead faceplate
CACA-151720-SS21 Aug 201311 Sep 2012grantedShowerhead faceplate
CACA-151743-SS21 Aug 201311 Sep 2012grantedShowerhead

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