Faucet

- KOHLER CO.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines depict portions of the faucet that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot broken lines represent the bounds of the claim and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a faucet as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1086404
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 2022
Date of Patent: Jul 29, 2025
Assignee: KOHLER CO. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Jean-Hugues Soulier (Paris), Ferran Serra Sola (Paris)
Primary Examiner: David G Muller
Assistant Examiner: Jamaal Rasheed
Application Number: 29/852,883
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spout (9) (D23/255)