Plumbing fitting

- Kohler Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting according to another embodiment of my new design shown in one of many extended positions;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting according to another embodiment of my new design, the front, rear, right side and left side elevational views thereof in the corresponding extending position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 2-5 and the top and bottom plan views thereof in the corresponding extended position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 6 and 7;

FIG. 9 is a right, top, front perspective view of the plumbing fitting of FIG. 1 shown in a retracted position;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a left, top, front perspective view of the plumbing fitting of FIG. 8 shown in a retracted position. The front, rear, right side and left side elevational views thereof in the corresponding retracted position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 10-13 and the top and bottom plan views thereof in the corresponding retracted position being mirror images of the views shown in respective FIGS. 14 and 15.

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fitting in the form of an articulating faucet having movable components and used to wash various items and/or body parts.

The broken lines showing of are included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions of the plumbing fitting that 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: D627857
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 16, 2010
Date of Patent: Nov 23, 2010
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventor: Niels J. Eilmus (Sheboygan, WI)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Mark Cavanna
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/365,957
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Faucet Fixture (7) (D23/238)