Plumbing enclosure

- Kohler Co.
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fixture in the form of a shower enclosure which is primarily useful for washing the body parts of humans.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing enclosure embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5—5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 6—6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a left, top, front perspective view thereof partially showing a removable seat in dotted lines;

FIG. 8 is a left, top, front perspective view of a second embodiment, the right side elevational view being identical to that shown in FIG. 3, and the left side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 11—11 of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 12 is a left, top, front perspective view thereof showing a removable seat in dotted lines.

The broken line representations of a drain in FIGS. 1, 3, 5-8, and 11-12, of a shelf, a bar, and hardware in FIGS. 2, 6, and 9, and of a removable seat in FIGS. 7 and 12, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a plumbing enclosure, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D235262 June 1975 Seymour
D250716 January 2, 1979 Smith
D314451 February 5, 1991 Smith
D320844 October 15, 1991 Sauter et al.
D322123 December 3, 1991 Smith
D349562 August 9, 1994 Bengtson
D390926 February 17, 1998 Bonnell et al.
D390927 February 17, 1998 Funk et al.
D400653 November 3, 1998 Smith
D400978 November 10, 1998 Eeckhoudt
D412028 July 13, 1999 Funk et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D482104
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 2002
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2003
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: David R. Funk (Sheboygan, WI), Christopher R. Streng (Sheboygan Falls, WI), Thomas A. Bonnell (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/154,779
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Shower Or Shower Receptor (17) (D23/283)
International Classification: 2302;