Plumbing fitting
Schoolcraft , et al. June 14, 2
Patent Grant D759210
U.S. patent number D759,210 [Application Number D/471,335] was granted by the patent office on 2016-06-14 for plumbing fitting. This patent grant is currently assigned to Zurn Industries, LLC. The grantee listed for this patent is ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC. Invention is credited to Sean M. Chenard, Roy Leviner, III, Michael Liebal, Craig Saunders, John Kevin Schoolcraft, Paul Stephens, Jason Tilk, Alex Velet.
| United States Patent | D759,210 |
| Schoolcraft , et al. | June 14, 2016 |
Plumbing fitting
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a plumbing fitting, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Schoolcraft; John Kevin (Sanford, NC), Saunders; Craig (Rocky River, OH), Stephens; Paul (Twinsburg, OH), Tilk; Jason (Cleveland Heights, OH), Velet; Alex (Westlake, OH), Liebal; Michael (Greensboro, NC), Chenard; Sean M. (Raleigh, NC), Leviner, III; Roy (Aberdeen, NC) | ||||||||||
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| Applicant: |
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| Assignee: | Zurn Industries, LLC
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| Appl. No.: | D/471,335 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | October 30, 2013 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D23/255; D23/259 |
| Current International Class: | 2301 |
| Field of Search: | ;D23/259-269,238-242,255 ;137/801 ;239/25 ;4/675-678 |
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Primary Examiner: Windmuller; John
Assistant Examiner: Czyz; Steven
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Quarles & Brady LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a plumbing fitting showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a rear looking sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a front looking sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of a plumbing fitting showing another embodiment of our new design;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a side sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a rear looking sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 7; and,
FIG. 10 is a front looking sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 7.
The broken lines depict portions of the article that 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.
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