Tub apron

- Kohler Co.
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as an apron structure for a plumbing fixture such as a bathing tub.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a tub apron according to my new design showing tub environment in phantom;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof without the tub environment;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the right side shown;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations of tub environment in FIG. 1, and apron wall structure in FIGS. 2-6 are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D443681 June 12, 2001 Primucci et al.
D514206 January 31, 2006 Bates
Other references
  • The Swan Corporation, Bathtub, Catalog page, Form #450-11-86-50M, St. Louis, Missouri.
  • American Standard, Colony 5′ Whirlpool w/Integral Apron.
  • Jacuzzi Inc., International Designer Collection, Copyright 1996, p. 18, Walnut Creek, California.
Patent History
Patent number: D539399
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 11, 2006
Date of Patent: Mar 27, 2007
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventor: Mike Y. Daikubara (Pittsburgh, PA)
Primary Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/251,683
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Front (D23/306)