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US 2006/0231140 A1Published application
Plaster guard for a wall mounted faucet valve assembly
OwnerGerald McNerneyinventor
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Abstract
A plaster guard for a wall mounted faucet valve assembly. The plaster guard includes a body having a central opening configured to receive the valve assembly, and a coupler configured to couple the body to the valve assembly.
Claims23
A plaster guard for a wall mounted faucet valve assembly, the plaster guard comprising:
- a body including base having a central opening configured to receive a valve assembly having a longitudinal axis, and a flange supported by the base and positioned in spaced relation to the central opening, the flange extending in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and having a substantially rectangular cross-section in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis which surrounds the central opening;
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- a coupler supported by the body and configured to couple the body to the valve assembly.
A plaster guard for a wall mounted faucet valve assembly, the plaster guard comprising:
- a body including a central opening configured to receive a valve assembly, and a flange positioned in spaced relation to the central opening, the flange including a first pair of parallel walls and a second pair of parallel walls, the first pair of parallel walls being connected to and disposed perpendicular to the second pair of parallel walls;
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- a coupler supported by the body and configured to couple the body to the valve assembly.
A plaster guard for use in combination with a wall mounted faucet valve assembly, the plaster guard comprising:
- a body including a base having a central opening configured to receive a valve assembly, and a flange extending outwardly from the base;
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- a cover concentrically received over the valve assembly, the cover being uncoupled from the body and fully supported by the valve assembly.
A valve mounting assembly comprising:
- a valve housing;
- a mounting bracket coupled to the valve housing and configured to couple the valve housing to a wall support;
- a plaster guard including an opening configured to receive the valve housing;
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- a coupler supported by the plaster guard and configured to releasably couple the plaster guard to the mounting bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.