Handle for plumbing fitting

- Kohler Co.
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a handle for a plumbing fitting such as a hand shower primary useful for washing the human body.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view according to my new design of a handle for a plumbing fitting, such as a hand shower having a shower head as shown in phantom in FIG. 3;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations of shower head environment in FIG. 3, escutcheon environment in FIGS. 1-5, and openings in FIGS. 1-2, 4 and 6 are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1837552 December 1931 Kelly
D433106 October 31, 2000 Spangler
D437918 February 20, 2001 Doughty et al.
D469856 February 4, 2003 Bouilloux et al.
D512763 December 13, 2005 Blomstrom
D523118 June 13, 2006 Schaffeld et al.
Other references
  • Kohler Co., hand shower, art for pending U.S. Appl No. 29/222,977, filed Feb. 7, 2005.
  • Kohler Co., hand shower, Catalog p. 26, “Neuville” Collection.
  • Newmarket Naturals, website “www.air-n-water.com”, Chome Shower Head Hand-Held Water Filter HRH5-CM.
Patent History
Patent number: D534994
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 26, 2006
Date of Patent: Jan 9, 2007
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventor: Hsin-I Cinny Tsai (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/252,725
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handle (D23/250); Simulative (D23/251)