Plumbing fitting

- Kohler Co.
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Description

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fitting in the form of a faucet with a movable spray head usable to wash various items and/or body parts, as well as a handle and a spray head therefor.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting according to another embodiment of our new design, the front, right side, left side and rear elevational views thereof, and the top and bottom plan views thereof, being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 2–7.

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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Patent History
Patent number: D608417
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 8, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 19, 2010
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Leila M. Rubin (Sheboygan, WI), Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. (Kohler, WI)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Mark Cavanna
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/335,103
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