Towel bar

- Moen Incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a towel bar showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG. 1, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof.

The bar is shown broken-away in the views to indicate indeterminate length.

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Patent History
Patent number: D423855
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 1, 1999
Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
Assignee: Moen Incorporated (North Olmsted, OH)
Inventors: James Edward Roth (Los Angeles, CA), Melinda Jane Shafran (Reseda, CA)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: Dorn, McEachran, Jambor & Keating
Application Number: 0/105,692
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6549
International Classification: 0707;