Handle

- Kohler Co.
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Description

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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.
Other references
  • 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.
Patent History
Patent number: D472611
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Offset From Axis (D23/252)
International Classification: 2301;