USPatent applicationPatented

Sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar

Granted 3 Jul 2001

Current assignee: Elkay Manufacturing Co. · originally Elkay Manufacturing Company

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Inventors: Ronald C. Katz, Jon W. Hauser, II, Michael S. Gicela, Teresa H. Murray · Examiner: Doris Clark · AU 2914 · TC 2900

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107173
filed 29 Jun 1999
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Patent
US D444548
granted 3 Jul 2001

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the top, front and right side of a sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view taken from the top, front and right side of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view taken from the top, front and right side of a third embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a right side view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of FIG. 1, the only difference being the location of the towel bar;

FIG. 17 is a front view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a right side view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of a fifth embodiment of FIG. 1, the only difference being the location of the towel bar;

FIG. 21 is a front view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a bottom view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 23 is a right side view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view of a sixth embodiment of FIG. 1, the only difference being the location of the towel bar;

FIG. 25 is a front view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a bottom view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 24; and,

FIG. 27 is a right side view of the sink surround having a backsplash, rim and towel bar shown in FIG. 24.

The broken lines disclosing sink bowls are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The drawings do not include a view from the back, as the back is unornamented.

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