Hose bib handle replacement system
OwnerKevin Albrechtinventor
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Abstract
A hose bib handle replacement comprises a handle portion and an adapter. The adapter has a wall defining an open interior sized to receive a portion of a hose bib. The handle portion is attached or attachable to the top surface of the adapter and has a radial dimension larger than the adapter. The adapter comprises a clamping mechanism adapted to clamp onto the portion of the hose bib in the interior, wherein the clamping mechanism can clamp onto different size and shape portions of the hose bib. In one version, the clamping mechanism comprises a plurality of set screws and wherein the set screws have a length where they can clamp different size and shape portions of the hose bib and when clamped do not extend outwardly beyond the wall of the adapter more than about 0.25 inches.
Claims19
A hose bib handle replacement system, the system comprising:
- a handle portion, and
- an adapter having wall defining an open interior sized to receive a portion of a hose bib,
- wherein the handle portion is attached or attachable to the top surface of the adapter and has a radial dimension larger than the adapter, wherein the adapter comprises a clamping mechanism adapted to clamp onto the portion of the hose bib in the interior, and wherein the clamping mechanism can clamp onto different size and shape portions of the hose bib.
A hose bib handle replacement system, the system comprising:
- a handle portion, and
- an adapter having an open interior sized to receive a portion of a hose bib,
- wherein the handle portion is attached or attachable to the top surface of the adapter, wherein the adapter comprises a wall defining an open interior adapted to receive the portion of the hose bib, wherein the wall has a plurality of openings extending into the interior, wherein the adapter comprises a plurality of set screws each receivable in an opening and advanceable into the interior where they can contact the portion of the hose bib to clamp it, and wherein the set screws have a length where they can clamp different size and shape portions of the hose bib and when clamped do not extend outwardly beyond the wall of the adapter more than about 0.25 inches.
A method of replacing a handle on a hose bib, the method comprising:
- removing an existing handle on the hose bib to expose a stem or broach of the hose bib,
- providing an adapter having an open interior at its bottom and a handle portion on its top,
- positioning the open interior over the stem or broach of the hose bib, and
- moving a clamping mechanism of the adapter inwardly to clamp onto the stem or broach in the interior in a manner that prevents relative rotation of the adapter and the stem or broach.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.