Tub or the like

- Kohler Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of a tub or the like showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being the mirror image thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof on an enlarged scale; and

FIG. 9 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of an second embodiment thereof, the embodiment being the same as that of FIG. 1 except that the rail is continuous across the front.

The fragmentary broken line representations of an overflow drain hole in FIGS. 1, 6 and 9 are for the purpose of illustration only.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D32411 March 1900 Scott
D32713 May 1900 Bowman
Foreign Patent Documents
5709 1915 GBX
Other references
  • Four pages from a 1914 Kohler catalog showing "Virginia, Countess, Empress and Czarina" tubs. Page from a 1914 Kohler catalog showing "Kaiserin" tub. P. 6-4 from 1986 Kohler catalog showing "Mandalay" spa. P. 6-14 from 1988 Kohler catalog showing six foot length "Infinity" tub. Five pages from a 1987 catalog from Tubular Specialties Manufacturing showing rail brackets. P. 64 from a 1987 catalog from Tubular Specialties Manufacturing showing a ball top rail endpiece.
Patent History
Patent number: D321556
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 1988
Date of Patent: Nov 12, 1991
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Mary J. Reid (Sheboygan, WI), William C. McKeone (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 7/263,127
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D23/281