Combined bathtub and shower base
Latest Kohler Co. Patents:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the top, front and left side of a combined bathtub and shower base showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is another perspective view taken from the top and front thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a second embodiment thereof; and
FIG. 9 is a perspective view taken from the top, front and left side of a third embodiment thereof.
The fragmentary broken line representations of whirlpood jet mounting wells in FIGS. 1 and 5-9, of holes in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5-9, of walls in FIGS. 1 and 2, and of a deck in FIG. 9 are for the purpose of illustration only and forms no part of the claimed design.
D97729 | December 1935 | Davoek |
D129821 | October 1941 | Kohler |
D237183 | October 1975 | Bonsack |
D276362 | November 13, 1984 | Griffiths |
1664491 | April 1928 | Siegel |
1844988 | February 1932 | Steinkamp |
1940514 | December 1933 | Steinkamp |
2198605 | April 1940 | Faber |
2394667 | February 1946 | Dailey |
3955219 | May 11, 1976 | Finch et al. |
4928329 | May 29, 1990 | Palmeri |
- British Catalogue of Plastics 1948, p. 88, top right item. House & Home, Sep. 1956, p. 123, "Shower Stalls" item. An undated ad for the "Comfort Corner" bathtub, source unknown (admitted prior art). A Teuco ad, undated, for two designs of corner bathtubs with shower enclosures (Exhibits 2a and 2b) (admitted prior art).
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 11, 1988
Date of Patent: Oct 1, 1991
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Todd D. Dannenberg (Sheboygan, WI), Keith L. Poulson (Canyon Country, CA)
Primary Examiner: James R. Largen
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 7/142,872