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US 6,880,805 · App. 10/425,486 · Granted Apr 19, 2005

Trim installation hardware

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Patent No.
US 6,880,805
App. No.
10/425,486
Granted
Apr 19, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Roman tub installation includes a hub and handle assembly, a valve, a sleeve coupled to the valve's body, a stem adapter coupled to the valve's stem and to the hub and handle assembly, and a threaded collar coupled to the sleeve. The hub and handle assembly includes a hub having a threaded portion for engaging the threaded collar, thereby coupling the hub and handle assembly to the sleeve and valve body, and a handle disposed adjacent the hub. A handle stem extends from the handle and couples the handle to the stem adapter. The stem adapter couples the handle's stem to the valve's stem, thereby coupling the handle to the valve stem.

Claims (41)

1. A Roman tub installation comprising:

a hub;

a handle;

a valve having a valve body and a valve stem;

a sleeve coupled to the valve body;

an adapter coupled to the valve stem and to the handle; and

a threaded collar coupled to the sleeve, the hub threadedly engaging the collar.

2. The installation of claim 1 wherein the handle includes a female broach for engaging the adapter.

3. The installation of claim 2 wherein the handle includes a stem, the female broach being formed on the stem.

4. The installation of claim 1 wherein the handle includes a stem having means for retaining the handle on the hub.

5. A hub and handle assembly for operating a valve assembly, the hub and handle assembly comprising;

a hub having a threaded portion for engaging the valve assembly;

a handle disposed adjacent the hub; and

a stem coupled to the handle and including a first end configured to engage a valve stem, a second end configured to engage the handle, and a shoulder cooperating with the second end to retain the handle adjacent the hub, wherein the second end includes a threaded portion for engaging a threaded aperture in the handle.

6. The assembly of claim 5 wherein the hub includes an upper shoulder and a lower shoulder with a central bore extending therebetween for receiving the stem, the handle being operatively disposed adjacent the upper shoulder, with the stem shoulder engaging the lower shoulder and cooperating with the threaded portion of the stem to prevent axial movement of the handle relative to the hub.

7. A hub and handle assembly for operating a valve assembly, the hub and handle assembly comprising:

a hub having a threaded portion for engaging the valve assembly;

a handle disposed adjacent the hub; and

a stem coupled to the handle and including a first end configured to engage a valve stem, a second end configured to engage the handle, and a shoulder cooperating with the second end to retain the handle adjacent the hub wherein the valve assembly includes a valve body, a sleeve coupled to the valve body, and a collar coupled to the sleeve, the threaded portion of the hub engaging the collar.

8. A Roman tub installation comprising;

a hub having a threaded portion;

a handle;

a handle stem coupled to the hub and the handle;

a valve having a valve body and a valve stem;

means coupled to the valve for engaging the threaded portion of the hub and retaining the hub in position relative to the valve body; and

means for coupling the handle stem to the valve stem, wherein the means for engaging and retaining includes a cylindrical sleeve having a first end coupled to the valve body.

9. The installation of claim 8 wherein the means for engaging and retaining further includes a threaded collar disposed on the cylindrical sleeve for engaging the threaded portion of the hub.

10. A Roman tub installation comprising:

a hub having a threaded portion;

a handle;

a handle stem coupled to the hub and the handle;

a valve having a valve body and a valve stem; means Coupled to the valve for engaging the threaded portion of the hub and retaining the hub in position relative to the valve body; and means for coupling the handle stem to the valve stem, wherein the means for coupling includes a stem adapter having a male broach for engaging the handle stem and a female broach for engaging the valve stem.

11. A method of installing a hub and handle assembly on a Roman tub installation having a valve with a valve body and a valve stem, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a sleeve having a first end and a second end;

coupling the first end to the valve body;

providing a stem adapter having a first end configured to engage the valve stem and a second end;

inserting the stem adapter into the sleeve and engaging the valve stem with the stem adapter first end;

providing a threaded collar;

coupling the threaded collar to the sleeve near the second end of the sleeve;

providing a hub coupled to a handle, the hub having a threaded portion and the handle including a handle stem; and

mating the stem adapter second end with the handle stem while screwing the hub threaded portion onto the threaded collar.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2023
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 064029/0313 →
NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR AGENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) REEL/FRAME 036131/0272 Recorded Jun 5, 2018
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 046301/0425 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 22, 2016
From: PRICE PFISTER, INC.
To: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039116/0806 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2015
From: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036131/0272 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2015
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
To: APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., A CORP. OF FLORIDA; KWIKSET CORPORATION; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; ROV HOLDING, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; ROVCAL, INC.; ROVCAL, INC., A CORP. OF CALIFORNIA; RUSSELL HOBBS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ROVCAL, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TETRA HOLDINGS (US), INC.; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE
Reel/Frame 036102/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2015
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; TOASTMASTER INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; ROVCAL, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 036052/0845 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 31, 2013
From: PRICE PFISTER, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 029731/0589 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 28, 2012
From: PRICE PFISTER, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 029538/0186 →