Handle for a plumbing fitting
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FIG. 1 is a left, top, 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 right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a left, top, front perspective view of a second embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image of the front side shown;
FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The broken line representations of holes in FIGS. 6 and 12 are for purposes of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 15, 1998
Date of Patent: Mar 30, 1999
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 LLP
Application Number: 0/89,356