Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Universal trim kit
- Patent Title (中): 通用装饰套件
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Application No.: US12416194Application Date: 2009-04-01
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Publication No.: US09051720B1Publication Date: 2015-06-09
- Inventor: Chad Jones , Steve L. Fillipp
- Applicant: Chad Jones , Steve L. Fillipp
- Applicant Address: US TX Irving
- Assignee: DANCO, INC.
- Current Assignee: DANCO, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Irving
- Agency: Ross Barnes LLP
- Agent Monty L. Ross; Robin L. Barnes
- Main IPC: F16L5/00
- IPC: F16L5/00 ; E03C1/042

Abstract:
A universal trim kit for tubs or showers and a variety of different OEM valves is disclosed that includes an escutcheon in the form of a decorative outer ring in combination with a plurality of interchangeable inserts and at least two fasteners, typically screws, for releasably attaching the escutcheon and one of the inserts to a valve body. The escutcheon further comprises a generally circular, centrally disposed aperture surrounded by an annular flange that functions as a seating surface for any of a plurality of interchangeable inserts, each insert being attachable to the outer ring and to a valve body disposed behind the ring, each insert also having a differently sized or shaped aperture configured for attachment to the body of a particular OEM valve.
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