Tub and shower valve

A tub and shower valve, including:

• a valve housing having a valve body, a chamber formed in said valve body and an outwardly opening cup-like socket adjacent to said chamber,
• at least one water inlet and at least one water outlet connected to said chamber,
• at least one water passage connecting said chamber and said cup-like socket,
• a valve cartridge mounted in said cup-like socket and actuatable for controlling water flow from said inlet to said outlet,
• said valve cartridge having a stem for actuating said valve cartridge extending outwardly from said cartridge,
• a sleeve attached to said cup-like socket to house said valve cartridge, a locking nut securing said valve cartridge in said sleeve,
• an annular dome fitted over said sleeve and said locking nut and having an opening through which said valve stem protrudes.

A plaster ground for a wall mounted water valve housing, including:

• a base having a front face, a rear face, a top and a bottom,
• support surfaces formed on said top and bottom of said base,
• a central opening extending through said base and configured to receive a valve cartridge,
• a pair of fastener receiving tubes formed adjacent said top support surface of said base and a pair of fastener receiving tubes formed adjacent said bottom support surface of said base with said tubes extending rearwardly of said base,
• one of said pairs of fastener receiving tubes extending a greater distance rearwardly of said base than said other pair of fastener receiving tubes,
• a tubular cover located coaxially with said central opening and extending forwardly from said front face of said base, and
• snap off connections attaching said tubular cover to said base.

An escutcheon assembly for a tub and shower valve, including:

• an annular disk having a front face, a rear face, an outer peripheral wall and a central opening,
• an annular area formed on said front face of said disk between said outer peripheral wall and said central opening,
• a transparent plastic overlay adhered to said annular area,
• said overlay having graphics applied to the side thereof that is adhered to said annular area of said front face of said annular disk.