Bathing enclosure

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D480126
  • Patent Number
    D480,126
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, January 29, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, September 30, 2003
    20 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D23 273
    • D23 275
    • D23 283
    • D23 303
    • D23 304
    • 004 552
    • 004 555
    • 004 584
    • 004 590
    • 004 591
    • 004 611
    • 004 614
    • 004 900
    • 004 903
  • International Classifications
    • 2302
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
Abstract
Description




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




FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a bathing enclosure embodying our new design;




FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;




FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;




FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;




FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;




FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 6—6 of FIG. 2;




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




FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment (which is a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 6), the front elevational view being identical to that shown in FIG. 2, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 3, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown in FIG. 4, and the top plan view being identical to that shown in FIG. 5.




The broken line representations of holes in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8, of a drain in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8, of a shelf and a bar in FIGS. 2 and 7, and of hardware in FIGS. 2, 6, 7, and 8, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.



Claims
  • The ornamental design for a bathing enclosure, as shown and described.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Number Name Date Kind
D235262 Seymour Jun 1975 S
D390926 Bonnell et al. Feb 1998 S
D400978 Eeckhoudt Nov 1998 S
Non-Patent Literature Citations (4)
Entry
1989 Kohler catalog ad, p. 7-14g, showing a “Freewill” bath/shower enclosure.
1997 Kohler catalog ad, p. 10.7, showing a “Freewill” bath/shower module.
Undated Hytec catalog ad showing a bath/shower module.
Undated catalog ad, supplier unknown, showing shower/bath modules.