Plumbing fitting

- Kohler Co.
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Description

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, the rear elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the front shown;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting according to another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting according to another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 18 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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

In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fitting which in certain forms can be an escutcheon for a faucet or shower control valve or an escutcheon for a wall-mountable accessory, such as a towel, clothes or paper holder.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D630712
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 2011
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WA)
Inventors: Christine D. Tippens (Richmond, VA), Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. (Kohler, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robert A Delehanty
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/351,418
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handle (D23/250)