Sink

- Kohler Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the top, rear and left side of a sink embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 2.

The broken line representations of holes in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6 are for the purpose of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D234199 January 1975 Stairs, Jr.
D238070 December 1975 Ganger
D238073 December 1975 Ganger
D313068 December 18, 1990 Kohler, Jr. et al.
3333282 August 1967 Mustee
3427664 February 1969 Mustee
Other references
  • House & Home, May 1957, p. 172. House & Home, Dec. 1962, p. 215. American Standard, Form 790, p. 2, bottom right item. Undated Kohler catalog page showing 2 Pillow Talk lavatories having rounded aprons (admitted priro art). Kohler engineering drawing dated Dec. 8, 1987 showing a side view of the Pillow Talk lavatory. Undated pages from a Smallbone Catalog showing a Belfast or Butler's sink (admitted prior art). Undated page 450 from a Mott's Plumbing Fixtuers Catalog showing the Putnam sink (admitted prior art). Undated page from Just Manufacturing Company advertisment showing single bowl sinks (admitted prior art). P. 15-12 dated Aug. 1991 of Kohler ad showing Madrigal sinks. Plate 42 from the book Border Designs, a Treasury of Hundreds of Decorative Designs in Colour and Black and White by Stephen Astley, published in 1990 by Studio Editions Ltd., England.
Patent History
Patent number: D358457
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 17, 1993
Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventor: Todd D. Dannenberg (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/4,937
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D23/2931