Automatic faucet with mated housing

- Speakman Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an automatic faucet with mated housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D431285
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 2000
Assignee: Speakman Company (Wilmington, DE)
Inventors: Graham H. Paterson (Wilmington, DE), Willard A. Denham (Greenville, DE), Emil Vulcu (Elkins Park, PA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Law Firm: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
Application Number: 0/110,605
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spout (9) (D23/255); Element Or Attachment (D23/249)
International Classification: 2301;