Faucet

Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a faucet showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the spout of the faucet taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of an aerator in FIG. 1 is for purposes of illustration only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • Sweet's Catalog File (1977). Delta Full Line Catalog--The Way Water is Brought to Life. Delta Full Line Price List. Delta HDF Commercial Products Catalog Delta Full Line Catalog. Best (Admitted Prior Art). Moen--Enduring Elegance (Admitted Prior Art). Delta Full Line Catalog--Living with Classics (Admitted Prior Art). Kohler pp. 3-36 (Admitted Prior Art).
Patent History
Patent number: D367697
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 21, 1994
Date of Patent: Mar 5, 1996
Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana (Taylor, MI)
Inventors: Andreas Haug (Stuttgart), Loran R. Hill (Indianapolis, IN), Thomas W. Schonherr (Stuttgart), Anthony G. Spangler (Sheridan, IN)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Attorneys: Myron B. Kapustij, Malcolm L. Sutherland
Application Number: 0/31,164
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Faucet Fixture (7) (D23/238)