Shower

- Kohler Co.
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Description

The FIGURE is a front view of a shower.

Any broken line showing of the environment is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. The broken lines having unequal length segments represent the boundaries of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a shower, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D727464
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2013
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2015
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Kenneth Scott Hanna (Bellingham, WA), Gregory de Swarte (Sheboygan, WI), Paul B. Georgeson (Milwaukee, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robin V Webster
Application Number: 29/447,735