Handle

- Kohler Co.
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing handle and escutcheon which is primarily useful for controlling a rotatable valve stem.

FIG. 1 is a top, right, front perspective view of a handle embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front elevational view shown;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, right, front perspective view of a second embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front elevational view shown;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representation of mounting structure in FIGS. 6 and 12 is for the purpose of illustration only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a handle, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D258982 April 21, 1981 Saporito et al.
D299854 February 14, 1989 Paul
D300942 May 2, 1989 Paul
D316747 May 7, 1991 Fleischamnn
Patent History
Patent number: D462421
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 9, 2001
Date of Patent: Sep 3, 2002
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventor: Jill E. Hundley (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/144,694
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Offset From Axis (D23/252); With Escutcheon (D23/254)
International Classification: 2301;