Hand shower

- Kohler Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a hand shower showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right hand elevational view thereof, the left hand elevational view being the mirror image of the right hand elevational view shown;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D237708 November 1975 Grohe
D241546 September 1976 Rizzuto
D251678 April 24, 1979 Kwan
D261300 October 13, 1981 Klose
D291114 July 28, 1987 Piesco
D294286 February 16, 1988 Fabian
D295437 April 26, 1988 Fabian
D317348 June 4, 1991 Geneve et al.
D318179 July 16, 1991 Akins
D327729 July 7, 1992 Rogers
D328634 August 11, 1992 Ward
Foreign Patent Documents
0901797 July 1989 FRX
DM018473 July 1990 FRX
005796 June 1985 XHX
012798 February 1989 XHX
15798 February 1990 XHX
Other references
  • Undated RAF ad for Doberg Hand Shower. Undated ad for Trevi Hand Sprays. Drawings from Italian patent document showing Grohe Hand Shower. Undated ad of Bossini Leonardo & Fillo for Galaxy Hand Showers. Drawings of hand showers from Ideal-Standard foreign patent document. Undated Alsons ad for hand showers. Undated ad of unknown German Company for hand showers. P. 3965 of Sep. 1990 Bulletin des Dessins et Modeles Internatiounaux.
Patent History
Patent number: D337810
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1991
Date of Patent: Jul 27, 1993
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Alan D. Bengtson (Sheboygan, WI), Pierre H. Paulin (Paris), Francois Kergoet (Paris), Michel Chalard (Villemomble)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 7/792,047
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand Held Or Controlled Type (D23/223)