Back to results
US 2004/0103474 A1Published application
Cap for sealling a bathtub overflow port for testing purposes
AssigneeWCM Industries, Inc.
InventorWilliam T. Ball
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A temporary closure for a bathtub overflow port, comprising placing on the outer end of a drain pipe extending through the overflow port a solid cap threaded on the outer end and a cap with an outer face with an aperture thereon covered by a sealing diaphragm.
Claims3
An overflow system for a bathtub which has a bottom, and adjacent side and endwalls, a drain port in the bottom, and overflow port in an endwall, comprising,
- a drain pipe adapted to be in communication with said drain port and said overflow port,
- said drain pipe having an inverted L-shape, including a horizontal leg extending into and through the overflow part of the bathtub, and a vertical leg extending downwardly for connection to a fluid drain system,
- threads on the horizontal leg extending through the overflow port, and
- a cap threadably mounted on an end of the horizontal leg extending through the overflow port,
- the cap having an opening in its circular planar end, with a thin sealing membrane secure to the cap and extending over the opening in the circular planar end.
2 more elements
A plumbing test system comprising,
- a pipe having a first exposed end and second end in communication with a fluid source, wherein the first end comprises a threaded portion;
- a cap assembly threadably mounted on the first end and wherein a portion of the cap assembly is composed of a material capable of sealing the first end when the cap is threaded onto the first end;
- the cap assembly contains a cap having an opening in a planar end, with a sealing member secured to the cap and extending over the opening in the planar end. cap and extending over the opening in the planar end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.