IP Library Granted Patent US 11,078,658
Granted Patent B2
US 11,078,658 · App. 16/380,039 · Granted Aug 3, 2021

Cover assembly and methods

Inventor: Christopher J. Say (Waterford, PA)
Assignee: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
E03F5/0407
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Patent No.
US 11,078,658
App. No.
16/380,039
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods of installing a fixture into a material are provided. The fixture includes a body and a cover assembly that is removably coupled to the body and configured to move relative to the body once the body has been secured within the material. The cover assembly includes a movable component configured to aid removal of the cover assembly.

Claims (14)

1. A drain assembly comprising:

a coring sleeve including a stem and a bowl, the bowl extending radially outward and upward from the stem to define a bowl cavity; a drain received within the coring sleeve, the drain having a drain head received within the bowl cavity and a drain stem adjustably coupled to the coring sleeve stem; and

a cover assembly releasably coupled to the drain head and at least partially received within the bowl cavity, the cover assembly including a cover and a movable component received around a portion of the cover,

wherein the movable component comprises an annular ring having an inner ring and an outer ring spaced apart from the inner ring by ribs extending radially between the inner ring and the outer ring.

2. The drain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the ribs extend between the inner ring and the outer ring and define a pair of peripheral portions separated by an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion having a width that is larger than a width of at least one of the pair of peripheral portions.

3. The drain assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer ring defines a discontinuity configured to allow the annular ring to collapse.

4. The drain assembly of claim 3 , wherein a radially outward extending projection is formed on the outer ring proximate the discontinuity in the outer ring.

5. The drain assembly of claim 3 , wherein the discontinuity is one or more notches formed in the outer ring.

6. The drain assembly of claim 3 , wherein the discontinuity is at least one of a gap within the outer ring or an extended section unsupported by a rib.

7. The drain assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the cover includes a base section having a cylindrical outer surface and a raised section formed radially inward from the cylindrical outer surface and extending axially away from the base section; and

the annular ring is received around the raised section and rests upon the base section.

8. The drain assembly of claim 7 , wherein a plurality of notches are formed in the raised section and extend radially inward to receive tabs extending radially away from the annular ring.

9. The drain assembly of claim 7 , wherein a plurality of hooks extend away from the base section to engage the drain head.

Assignments (8)
NOTICE OF SUCCESSION OF AGENCY OF REEL/FRAME 057893/0121 Recorded Feb 20, 2026
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS PRIOR AGENT (F/K/A CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 074945/0935 →
NOTICE OF SUCCESSION OF AGENCY OF REEL/FRAME 066293/0879 Recorded Feb 20, 2026
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS PRIOR AGENT (F/K/A CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 074947/0479 →
CONVERSION Recorded Jan 16, 2024
From: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 066336/0603 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2024
From: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: ZURN WATER, LLC
Reel/Frame 066337/0918 →
RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL 057893, FRAME 0121 Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC (F/K/A ZURN INDUSTRIES, INC.)
Reel/Frame 066067/0937 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 18, 2023
From: ZURN WATER, LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066293/0879 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2021
From: AMERICAN DRYER LLC; GREEN TURTLE AMERICAS LTD.; WORLD DRYER CORPORATION; ZURN PEX, INC.; ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057893/0121 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2019
From: SAY, CHRISTOPHER J.
To: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 048845/0351 →