Shower control lever

- Moen Incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of our new design for a shower control lever;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side being the same as the left side;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D434119
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 31, 2000
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 2000
Assignee: Moen Incorporated (North Olmsted, OH)
Inventors: Eduardo Milrud (Chagrin Falls, OH), Daniel C. Buchner (Lorain, OH), John C. Costello (Wellesley, MA), Svenja Leggewie (Boston, MA), Stephanie C. Schwarz (Boston, MA), Roy A. Thompson (Mattapan, MA), Kevin R. Young (Newton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Law Firm: McEachran, Jambor, Keating, Bock & Kurtz
Application Number: 0/117,734
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Offset From Axis (D23/252); Handle (D23/250)
International Classification: 2301;