Handle

- Kohler Co.
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is a handle for a plumbing fixture such as a faucet.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a handle according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the front view shown,

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right, top, front perspective view of a handle according to another embodiment of our new design, and the bottom plan view thereof being identical to FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the front view shown,

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 illustrates the handle of FIG. 7 with escutcheon/bonnet environment of a faucet.

The broken line representations of handle structure in the figures, grooves in FIGS. 1-2 and 7-8, and the escutcheon/bonnet environment of FIG. 12, 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
D87830 September 1932 Ferguson
D105160 June 1937 Zinkil
D175819 October 1955 Young
D264131 April 27, 1982 Matsuura
D325622 April 21, 1992 Bengtson
D411870 July 6, 1999 Humber
D428118 July 11, 2000 McKeone
D466990 December 10, 2002 Wang
D476065 June 17, 2003 Smith
D521607 May 23, 2006 Blomstrom
D522624 June 6, 2006 Koury et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D545402
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 2005
Date of Patent: Jun 26, 2007
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. (Kohler, WI), Howard M. Montgomery (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/236,442
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Offset From Axis (D23/252)