Bathing enclosure

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the top, front and right side of a bathing enclosure embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 2;

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

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view taken from the top, front and right side of a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 12--12 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 13--13 of FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof.

The fragmentary broken line representations of a wall and a floor in FIGS. 1 and 8 and of a grab bar in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 13 are for the purpose of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D227010 May 1973 Alexander
D265679 August 3, 1982 Ballard
D310557 September 11, 1990 Smith
4424598 January 10, 1984 Cima
Other references
  • Undated ad of Great Lakes Plastics Corporation showing a bath module, admitted prior art. P. 21 from a 1991 Kohler catalog showing a Model K-1564-V bath/whirlpool. P. 20 from a 1991 Kohler catalog showing a Model K-1461 whirlpool. A page from a 1988 Jacob Delafon catalog showing a Eureka bathtub.
Patent History
Patent number: D357527
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 18, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 1995
Assignee: Kohler Ltr./Kohler Ltee. (Toronto)
Inventor: Iain M. Smith (Vernon)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/18,943
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