Handle for a plumbing fitting

- Kohler Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, right, front perspective view of a handle for a plumbing fitting embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front side shown;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment which is essentially identical to the first embodiment but for the inversion of the handle;

FIG. 7 is a top, right, front perspective view of a third embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being the mirror image of the front side shown;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment which is essentially identical to the third embodiment but for the inversion of the handle;

FIG. 13 is a top, front perspective view of a fifth embodiment which is essentially identical to the third embodiment but for the decorations on the handle sides, the design being a mirror image front to back; and,

FIG. 14 is a top, front perspective view of a sixth embodiment which is essentially identical to the fifth embodiment but for the handle inversion .

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D271561 November 29, 1983 Valli
D300719 April 18, 1989 Rhoades et al.
D345901 April 12, 1994 Roitaser et al.
D348509 July 5, 1994 Bollenbacher
D349328 August 2, 1994 Bollenbacher
D355578 February 21, 1995 Mark et al.
Other references
  • Undated Harden catalog ad, p. 25, showing a "56 Series" faucet handle escutcheon, admitted prior art. Undated Dorn Bracht catalog ad showing an "Obina" faucet handle, admitted prior art. Undated Dorn Bracht catalog ad showing "Obina" faucet handles, admitted prior art. 1989 WICO catalog ad showing a "Retro" faucet handle escutcheon.
Patent History
Patent number: D385954
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 24, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 1997
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Jill E. Hundley (Sheboygan, WI), Mary J. Reid (Sheboygan, WI), Thomas A. Bonnell (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/49,418
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Offset From Axis (D23/252)
International Classification: 2301;