Lavatory

Sutopo November 9, 2

Patent Grant D498293

U.S. patent number D498,293 [Application Number D/179,483] was granted by the patent office on 2004-11-09 for lavatory. This patent grant is currently assigned to Kohler Co.. Invention is credited to Elise A. Sutopo.


United States Patent D498,293
Sutopo November 9, 2004

Lavatory

Claims

The ornamental design for a lavatory, as shown and described.
Inventors: Sutopo; Elise A. (Sheboygan, WI)
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Appl. No.: D/179,483
Filed: April 10, 2003

Current U.S. Class: D23/293.1
Current International Class: 2302
Field of Search: ;D23/271,273,284-286,293.1,303,308 ;4/630-642,661,663-665,619,645-646,650-652 ;D2/289-292

References Cited [Referenced By]

U.S. Patent Documents
D340970 November 1993 Kohler, Jr. et al.
D361372 August 1995 Enthoven
D384404 September 1997 Kergoet
D386566 November 1997 Zankow
D399935 October 1998 Nagato
D400237 October 1998 Millard et al.
D426623 June 2000 Svendsen
D443049 May 2001 Kuo
D446288 August 2001 McKeone et al.
6353944 March 2002 Clayton
D487502 March 2004 Ruxchaivan

Other References

1999 American Standard catalog ad showing a "Morning" lavatory. @1999. .
2001 American Standard catalog ad showing a "Crescendo" lavatory. @2000. .
Undated Jacob Delafon catalog ad showing a "Ronde" lavatory, admitted prior art. N.D. .
Undated Kohler catalog ad, p. 6.25, showing a "Folio" lavatory, admitted prior art. N. D..

Primary Examiner: Delehanty; Robert A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Quarles & Brady LLP

Description



In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fixture in the form of a lavatory which is primarily useful for washing the body parts of humans.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a lavatory embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side shown;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 2.

The broken line representations of holes in FIGS. 1, 2, 6, and 8 are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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