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US 12,366,063 B2Granted
Cover assembly and methods
AssigneeZurn Water, LLC
InventorChristopher J. Say
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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.
Claims11
A fixture assembly comprising:
- a body defining an interior;
- and
- a cover assembly removably coupled to the body and extending above the interior, the cover assembly configured to move relative to the body and having a cover and an outer component removably coupled to the cover and configured to move with the cover, the outer component having a crumple zone that facilitates deformation of at least a portion of the outer component as the cover assembly is decoupled from the body, the outer component including an inner ring and an outer ring coupled to the inner ring, the cover including a notch, and the outer component including a tab extending radially inward from the inner ring that is configured to engage the notch to rotatably couple the cover and the outer component.
A cover assembly comprising:
- a cover defining a notch;
- a movable component configured to engage the cover, wherein the movable component defines a projection that extends radially outward and a crumple zone that facilitates deformation of at least a portion of the movable component in response to urging the projection toward the cover as the cover assembly is decoupled from a body;
- and
- a ring having an inner ring and an outer ring coupled to the inner ring, wherein the projection extends from the outer ring,
- wherein the movable component defines a tab extending radially inward from the inner ring that is configured to engage the notch to rotatably couple the cover and the movable component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.