Handle for a plumbing fitting

- Kohler Co.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment which is essentially identical to the first embodiment but for a spacer and truncated escutcheon. The spacer has identical front and rear views;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment which is essentially identical to the second embodiment but for a decorative spacer. The spacer is identical in front and rear views;

FIG. 12 is a left, top, front perspective view of a fourth embodiment which has a mirror image spiral from the first embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right, top, front perspective view of a fifth embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a front elevational view of a sixth embodiment which is essentially identical to the fifth embodiment but for a spacer and truncated escutcheon. The spacer has identical front and rear views;

FIG. 21 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front elevational view of a seventh embodiment which is essentially identical to the sixth but for a decorative spacer. The spacer is identical in front and rear view;

FIG. 25 is a left, top, front perspective view of an eighth embodiment which has a mirror image spiral from the fifth embodiment; and,

FIG. 26 is a top plan view thereof.

The dotted line representations of an escutcheon in FIG. 7-11 and 20-24 are for purposes of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D178859 October 1956 Beil
D271560 November 29, 1983 Valli
D271561 November 29, 1983 Valli
D300719 April 18, 1989 Rhoades et al.
D348509 July 5, 1994 Bollenbacher
D349328 August 2, 1994 Bollenbacher
Other references
  • Undated Altman catalog ad showing "Suite 40" faucet handles and escutcheon, admitted prior art. Undated Jacob Delafon catalog ad showing a "Centenaire" faucet handle, admitted prior art. Undated Harden catalog ad, p. 25, showing a "56 Series" faucet handle escutcheon, admitted prior art. 1989 WICO catalog ad showing a "Retro" faucet handle escutcheon.
Patent History
Patent number: D398377
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 1998
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Jill E. Hundley (Sheboygan, WI), Mary J. Reid (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/72,901
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Offset From Axis (D23/252)
International Classification: 2301;