Plumbing enclosure
Granted 11 Nov 2003 · 1 office action
Assignee: Kohler Co.
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Inventors: Thomas A. Bonnell, David R. Funk, Christopher R. Streng · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this…
In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fixture in the form of a shower enclosure which is primarily useful for washing the body parts of humans.
FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing enclosure embodying our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side shown;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5—5 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 6—6 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is a left, top, front perspective view thereof partially showing a removable seat in dotted lines;
FIG. 8 is a left, top, front perspective view of a second embodiment, the right side elevational view being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, and the left side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 11—11 of FIG. 9; and,
FIG. 12 is a left, top, front perspective view thereof showing a removable seat in dotted lines.
The broken line representations of a drain in FIGS. 1, 3, 5-8, and 11-12, of a shelf, a bar, and hardware in FIGS. 2, 6, and 9, and of a removable seat in FIGS. 7 and 12, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.
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