Plumbing fitting

- Kohler Co.
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is a plumbing fitting in the form of a handle and valve body bonnet for a faucet or a shower control with an escutcheon.

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting according to another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line representations in the figures are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a plumbing fitting, as shown and described.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D587345
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 4, 2007
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 2009
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Howard M. Montgomery (Sheboygan, WI), Coralee S. Sandee (Sheboygan, WI), Michael Furseth (Sheboygan Falls, WI), Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. (Kohler, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robin V Webster
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/280,669
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Escutcheon (D23/254)