Plumbing enclosure

- Kohler Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a bathing enclosure embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10--10 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 11--11 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is a left, top, front perspective of a second embodiment, the front elevational view being identical to that shown in the first embodiment, and the left and right side, top, rear, bottom, and cross-sectional views being mirror images of those shown in the first embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view thereof and is a mirror image of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a right, top, front perspective view of a third embodiment which is essentially identical to the first embodiment but without the nozzle array walls;

FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 18--18 of FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 19--19 of FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a left, top, front perspective view of a fourth embodiment, the front elevational view being identical to that shown for the first embodiment, the top plan view being identical to that shown in the third embodiment, and the left and right side, rear, bottom and cross-sectional view being a mirror image of those views in the third embodiment; and,

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view thereof and is a mirror image of FIG. 18.

The broken line representations of holes in FIGS. 1, 9, 10, 12, 14, and 20 and of bathroom walls in FIGS. 1, 12, 14, and 20 are for purposes of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D238275 December 1975 Folden
D310557 September 11, 1990 Smith
D318324 July 16, 1991 Saints
D379216 May 13, 1997 Solach et al.
5473843 December 12, 1995 LaRoche et al.
Other references
  • 1987 Kohler catalog ad, p. 51, showing a "Sonata" bath and shower. Ser. No. 29/033,990 Bonnell, et al. FIG. 1 only Jan. 25, 1995. Ser. No. 29/043,320 Reid, et al. FIG. 1 only Aug. 31, 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D390926
Type: Grant
Filed: May 2, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 1998
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Thomas A. Bonnell (Sheboygan, WI), Robert C. Giese (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/53,950
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Shower Or Shower Receptor (17) (D23/283)
International Classification: 2302;