Shower fixture

- Kohler Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the front and right side of a shower fixture showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of the left side;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view taken from the front of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 5, the right side being a mirror image of the left side; and,

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of FIG. 5.

The fragmentary broken line representation of a shower wall in FIGS. 1 and 5, and the broken line representation of fitting holes in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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D199297 September 1964 Landell
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D284688 July 15, 1986 Baus
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Foreign Patent Documents
0313525 April 1989 EPX
Other references
  • P. 10 of a DAL-Georg Rost & Sohne brochure entitled "DAL-Compentency . . . ", undated. A page from a Hansgrohe advertisement entitled "Shower Tower", undated, admitted prior art. Page from a Hansgrohe advertisement entitled k"Sionen", undated. admitted prior art. A one page advertisement from Grohe America, showing the "Relexor" Shower/Body Massage, undated, admitted prior art. P. 2 of a Huba Control advertisement entitled "Sanimatic", undated, admitted prior art. Pp. 7-8 and 10-4 from a 1990 Kohler K-500 catalog showing the Habitat Masterbath, Pipeline and Glassworks Shower Doors.
Patent History
Patent number: D343890
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1991
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 1994
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Alan D. Bengtson (Sheboygan, WI), Pierre H. Paulin (Paris), Francois Kergoet (Paris), Michel Chalard (Villemomble)
Primary Examiner: James R. Largen
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 7/792,050
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