Base for bathing enclosure

- Kohler Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of a base for a bathing enclosure showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of the left side;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 4--4 of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 3.

The broken line representation of openings and the fragmentary broken line representation of bathroom walls in FIG. 1 are for the purpose of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

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  • Page 7-14a of a 1988 Kohler catalog showing the Neo Angle Profile shower. A Clarke ad entitled "Acrylic Whirlpools . . . " undated, admitted prior art. An Itema ad for a shower cubicle, undated, admitted prior art. An undated (admitted prior art) Jacob Delafon ad showing the Hydra shower tray.
Patent History
Patent number: D338260
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 11, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 10, 1993
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Alan D. Bengtson (Sheboygan, WI), David J. O'Connell (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Primary Examiner: James R. Largen
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/3,504
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