Tub for bathing

- Kohler France SAS
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fixture in the form of a bathing tub primary useful for washing the human body.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perceptive view of a tub for bathing embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right, top, front perceptive view of a tub for bathing

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right, top, front perceptive view of a tub for bathing according to another embodiment of my new design similar to the FIG. 1 embodiment but shown with additional environment; and,

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of portions of the tub are for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tub for bathing, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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D318323 July 16, 1991 Stairs, Jr.
5477568 December 26, 1995 Wang
D373817 September 17, 1996 Andronico
D407468 March 30, 1999 McKeone
D454181 March 5, 2002 Bertoli
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Patent History
Patent number: D530402
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 7, 2005
Date of Patent: Oct 17, 2006
Assignee: Kohler France SAS (Paris)
Inventor: Jean-Hugues Soulier (Vaucresson)
Primary Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/220,909
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Symmetrical (16) (D23/280.1)