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US 12,018,470 B2Granted
Clicker drain assembly and method of assembling same
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorSharathkumar B. Badiger
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Abstract
A clicker drain assembly includes a unitary main drain body. The clicker drain assembly further includes a drain stopper assembly, a clicker drain seal, an actuating assembly, and a drain trim ring. The drain trim ring is configured to couple to the main drain body and receive the clicker drain seal and the actuating assembly. The stopper assembly is configured to couple to the actuating assembly and actuate the actuating assembly when pressed by a user.
Claims20
A clicker drain assembly, comprising:
- a main drain body;
- an actuating assembly;
- wherein the actuating assembly further comprises:
- a spring;
- a cam insert;
- a gasket and
- a support stem coupled to the main drain body;
- a stopper assembly coupled to the actuating assembly and configured to actuate the actuating assembly when pressed by a user;
- a clicker drain seal;
- and
- a drain trim ring coupled to the main drain body and configured to receive the clicker drain seal and the actuating assembly;
- wherein the main drain body is a unitary body.
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A drain assembly, comprising:
- a main drain body having a single unitary construction with a first end and a second end, the main drain body comprising:
- one or more overflow openings positioned proximate the first end;
- and
- an engagement structure disposed along the one or more overflow openings and at least a portion of the main drain body proximate the first end;
- a main body seal;
- a main body washer;
- a main body nut disposed around the main drain body;
- a drain trim ring configured to interface with the main drain body to form a seal, the drain trim ring comprising:
- a ring body defining an annular body;
- an angled surface;
- and
- a flange;
- and
- an actuating assembly at least partially received within the drain trim ring, the actuating assembly selectively repositionable between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the main body seal, the main body washer, and the main body nut extend radially outward from an outer surface of the main drain body.
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A method of assembling a drain assembly, comprising:
- providing a main body having a single unitary construction and comprising a main body seal, a main body washer, and a main body nut;
- threadably coupling a drain trim ring to the main body;
- threadably engaging the main body nut to secure the main body seal and the main body washer, wherein the main body seal and the main body washer abut an internal surface of an opening;
- coupling a spring biased actuating assembly to the main body;
- and
- configuring a spring inside the spring biased actuating assembly to be in a compressed position when the actuating assembly is in a closed position, and an extended position when the actuating assembly is in the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.