Faucet handle

- Emhart Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of our new design of a faucet handle;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of our new design of the faucet handle, a rear elevational view, a right side elevational view, and a left side elevational view thereof each being mirror images of the front elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of our new design of the faucet handle; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of our new design of the faucet handle.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • American Standard, "Sottini Azimuth and The Cadet Collection" faucets, 1991. American Standard, "Amarilis" faucet, 1993. Delta Faucet Company, A Division of Masco Corporation of Indiana, 1996, pp. 18-27. Moen Incorporated, 1993, pp. 32 and 33. Raphael Ltd., A Nortek Company, "Gothic" faucet, 1988. Price Pfister, Inc., 1935, pp. 35, 41, 77, 80, 85, 100 and 101. Price Pfister, Inc., "Pocket Portfolio", 1997. Harden Industries, Inc., "Top Brass Series", pp. 10, 83 and 84. Artistic Brass, A Division of Masco Corporation of Indiana, "Colonial Series", 1989. Artistic Brass, A Division of Masco Corporation of Indiana, "Cadet Prestige", 1996. Kallista Catalog, Echo Select Basin Set, 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D405508
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 16, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1999
Assignee: Emhart Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventors: Frederic C. Doughty (South Pasadena, CA), Darren M. Mark (Valencia, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Attorney: Harold Weinstein
Application Number: 0/72,400
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Offset From Axis (D23/252)
International Classification: 2301;