Water closet

- 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 water closet, a tank for a water closet, a cover for a water closet tank and a base for a water closet.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a water closet base embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations of a bowl opening in FIGS. 2 holes in FIGS. 1-2, base structure in FIGS. 1, 3-4, and 7, underside features in FIG. 7, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a water closet, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D80721 March 1930 Crane, II
D424181 May 2, 2000 Caplow
D472619 April 1, 2003 Kawamura et al.
D523126 June 13, 2006 Bates
Other references
  • Kallista 2001 Catalog: Model No. P70021 “Stafford Two-Piece Toilet,” p. 4.15.
  • Kallista 2001 Catalog: Model No. P70051 “Hampstead Two-Piece Toilet,” p. 4.11.
  • Kohler Jun. 1994 Catalog: Model No. K-3490 “Portrait Lite Toilet,” p. 14-9.
  • Kohler Co., 2004 K-700 Design Manual, Model No. K-3429-96 “Memoirs Two-Piece Toiler,” p. 12-16.
  • American Standard company website, “Townsend Champion Round Front Right Height Toilet,” no date specified.
Patent History
Patent number: D542390
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 7, 2005
Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventor: Michael R. Bates (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/242,184
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