Handle Alignment Adapter for Fixed Position Valve Body Plumbing Fixture Applications
AssigneeBrasstech, Inc.
InventorVinh Trong Vu
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Abstract
A handle assembly for an in-wall plumbing fixture includes a control valve having a rough plumbing attachment interface that is configured to connect to a rough valve. The control valve includes a control stem having a first number of teeth. The assembly includes a lever handle, with a second number of teeth that is different than the first number of teeth, and which is configured for attachment to the control valve. An adapter couples the control stem to the lever handle. The adapter has a set of adapter internal teeth corresponding in number to the first number of teeth and a set of adapter external teeth corresponding in number to the second number of teeth. The adapter can be included in an adjustment kit to align the handle lever.
Claims15
A handle assembly for a plumbing fixture comprising:
- a control valve having a rough plumbing attachment interface, the control valve including a control stem having a first number of teeth;
- a lever handle, with a second number of teeth that is different than the first number of teeth, configured for attachment to the control valve, and
- an adapter that couples the control stem to the lever handle, the adapter having a set of adapter internal teeth corresponding in number to the first number of teeth and a set of adapter external teeth corresponding in number to the second number of teeth.
An adjustment kit for a plumbing fixture comprising:
- an adapter configured to connect a fluid control valve to a lever handle, the adapter having an internal surface with a set of adapter internal teeth comprising a first number of teeth, and the adapter having an external surface with a set of adapter external teeth comprising a second number of teeth that is different than the first number of teeth, and wherein the adapter is rotatable relative to a control stem of the fluid control valve to bring the lever handle in alignment with a horizontal or vertical position with a maximum angle defined as:
- Maximum Angle of Misalignment=2×[(360 degrees÷“Adapter Internal Teeth”)÷“Adapter External Teeth”].
An adapter for a plumbing fixture comprising:
- an adapter body configured to connect a fluid control valve to a lever handle, the adapter body having an internal surface with a set of inner teeth comprising a first number of teeth, and the adapter body having an external surface with an outer set of teeth comprising a second number of teeth that is different than the first number of teeth, and wherein the adapter is rotatable relative to a control stem of the fluid control valve to bring the lever handle in alignment with a desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.