Plumbing fixture

- Kohler Co.
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fixture in the form of a bathing tub or portion thereof.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fixture embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fixture according to another embodiment of our new design, the top plan, front elevational, rear elevational, left side elevational, right side elevational and bottom plan views thereof being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 2–7;

FIG. 9 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fixture according to another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a right, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fixture according to another embodiment of our new design, the top plan, front elevational, rear elevational, left side elevational, right side elevational and bottom plan views thereof being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 10–15.

The broken line representations in the figures, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1849346 March 1932 Cromwell
D101637 October 1936 Kohler et al.
D118371 January 1940 Goeltz
D122594 September 1940 Goeltz
D144429 April 1946 Stanitz
D156052 November 1949 Springwell
2572463 October 1951 Fine
D482763 November 25, 2003 Thomas
D490144 May 18, 2004 Lanius
D514206 January 31, 2006 Bates
Other references
  • Kallista. “Michael S. Smith Country Tub Surround”. Model No. P50037. Kallista Catalog. Copyright 2001. Kallista. Inc.
  • Americh. “Concorde 7034”. HomePortfolio.com online catalog. Copyright 1997-2007 HomePortfolio.com.
Patent History
Patent number: D595817
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 3, 2008
Date of Patent: Jul 7, 2009
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Katherine A. Stanchak (Sheboygan, WI), Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. (Kohler, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robert A Delehanty
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/325,677
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bathtub (15) (D23/277)