Handle

- Kohler Co.
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is a control handle for a plumbing fitting, such as a faucet for washing human body parts.

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

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations of handle base environment in FIGS. 1–5, 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
D291590 August 25, 1987 Bengtsson
D349326 August 2, 1994 Bollenbacher
D406877 March 16, 1999 Esche et al.
D417490 December 7, 1999 Formgren
D420430 February 8, 2000 Lobermeier
D461875 August 20, 2002 Gottwald
D466977 December 10, 2002 Cummings
D478151 August 5, 2003 Ouyoung
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D479581 September 9, 2003 Haug et al.
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D531267 October 31, 2006 Hundley
Other references
  • No. 8—Bellosta Rubinetterie faucet “N-joy collection: Design Piet Billekens,” and “http://www.dmd-europe.com/FR/Robinetterie/Bellosta/C—N-Joy.html.”
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  • Kohler Company Apr. 1988 catalog, “Coralais Series—Lavatory Faucets,” p. 3.33c.
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Patent History
Patent number: D566239
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 14, 2005
Date of Patent: Apr 8, 2008
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventor: Jill E. Hundley (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robert A. Delehanty
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/244,767
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handle (D23/250)