Overflow Assembly for Bathtubs and the Like

An overflow assembly adapted for interconnection to a bathtub, which has a bottom, side walls, end walls, the overflow port in one end wall, and an overflow pipe with an elbow portion defining an upper end portion and a lower end portion, the upper end portion having an outer end defining an inlet, the upper end portion having threads on an outer surface thereof, the overflow pipe including a lip extending radially outwardly from the outer surface of the overflow pipe between the elbow portion and the upper end portion and being spaced from the inlet, the improvement comprising:

• a device for affixing the overflow assembly to the bathtub sidewall having an internal, circular threaded surface, a nut body and radially extending cap retention elements, the circular threaded surface being compatible with the threads of the overflow pipe, the radially extending cap retention elements adapted to engage an inner surface of a cap that fits over the device for affixing the overflow assembly to the bathtub sidewall.