Shower device

- Kohler Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a shower device; and,

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the shower device shown in FIG. 1.

Any broken line showing of the environment or a boundary line is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D760347
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 4, 2014
Date of Patent: Jun 28, 2016
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Kenneth Scott Hanna (Bellingham, WA), Gregory De Swarte (Sheboygan, WI), Leila Michelle Rubin (Boone, NC), Eugenio Duarte (Mount Juliet, TN)
Primary Examiner: Robin V Webster
Application Number: 29/508,230