Plumbing fitting

- Zurn Industries, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom, left, front perspective view of a plumbing fitting showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2.

The broken line representations in the figures show unclaimed environment, and thus form no part of the claimed design.

The nature of this product is a plumbing fitting, such as a spout, or portion thereof, for a sensor activated faucet.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D719641
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 2013
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 2014
Assignee: Zurn Industries, LLC (Sanford, NC)
Inventors: John Kevin Schoolcraft (Sanford, NC), Craig Saunders (Rocky River, OH), Paul Stephens (Twinsburg, OH), Jason Tilk (Cleveland Heights, OH), Alex Velet (Westlake, OH), Michael Liebal (Greensboro, NC), Sean M. Chenard (Raleigh, NC), Roy Leviner, III (Aberdeen, NC)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Assistant Examiner: Gino Colan
Application Number: 29/471,339
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D23/249)