Handle
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In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing handle primarily useful for controlling a valve stem.
FIG. 1 is a top, right, front perspective view of a handle embodying my new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side shown;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.
The broken line representations of a valve body in FIGS. 1-4, of plumbing connections and conduit in FIGS. 2-4, of fasteners in FIGS. 2-5, and of an interior wall in FIG. 6, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a handle, as shown and described.
D323022 | January 7, 1992 | Ragonot |
D325073 | March 31, 1992 | Gottwald |
D339852 | September 28, 1993 | Jans |
5465749 | November 14, 1995 | Sauter et al. |
D379847 | June 10, 1997 | Kohler, Jr. |
- 1997 Kohler catalog ad, p. 51, showing a “Paladar” faucet handle.
- 1989 Antares catalog ad showing “Paul Associates” faucet handles.
- 1989 Harden catalog ad, p. 65, showing “Series 97” faucet handles.
- 1988 Kohler catalog ad showing an “Epicure” faucet handle.
- 1987 Jacob Delafon catalog ad showing an “Everest” faucet handle.
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 2001
Date of Patent: Apr 1, 2003
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventor: James M. Piatt (Sheboygan Falls, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/153,934