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FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing faucet body embodying our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side shown;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof and of the FIG. 7 and FIG. 12 embodiments;
FIG. 7 is a left, top, front perspective view of a second embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side shown;
FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical to that shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 12 is a left, top, front perspective view of a third embodiment;
FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side shown;
FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being identical to that shown in FIG. 6.
The broken line representations of a lavatory top in FIGS. 1, 7, and 12, and of holes in FIG. 6, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.
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D258518 | March 10, 1981 | Thevenot |
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- Undated Sterling ad showing 04 Series lavatory faucets, admitted prior art. 1988 Kohler catalog ad, pp. 3-34 showing "Centura" lavatory faucet. 1988 Pegler ad showing a "push" -type faucet handle. 1994 Kohler catalog ad showing "push" -type faucet handle (K-7490).
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 23, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 4, 2000
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Erich D. Slothower (Sheboygan, WI), Douglas S. Schaefer (Port Washington, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 0/77,373