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US 2019/0316341 A1Published application
Cover Assembly and Methods
AssigneeZurn Industries, LLC
InventorChristopher J. Say
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Abstract
Systems and methods of installing a fixture into a material are provided. The fixture includes a body and a cover assembly that is removably coupled to the body and configured to move relative to the body once the body has been secured within the material. The cover assembly includes a movable component configured to aid removal of the cover assembly.
Claims29
A drain assembly comprising:
- a coring sleeve including a stem and a bowl, the bowl extending radially outward and upward from the stem to define a bowl cavity;
- a drain received within the coring sleeve, the drain having a drain head received within the bowl cavity and a drain stem adjustably coupled to the coring sleeve stem;
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- a cover assembly releasably coupled to the drain head and at least partially received within the bowl cavity, the cover assembly including a cover and a movable component received around a portion of the cover.
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A method of installing a fixture into material, the method comprising:
- (a) positioning the fixture at a desired level relative to an intended finished surface of the material, the fixture having a body and a cover assembly removably coupled to the body;
- (b) securing the body within the material;
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- (c) moving the cover assembly relative to the body to move an outer surface of the cover assembly away from the material.
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A fixture assembly comprising:
- a body defining an interior;
- and
- a cover assembly removably coupled to the body and extending above the interior, the cover assembly configured to move relative to the body and having a cover and an outer component removably coupled to the cover and configured to move with the cover, the outer component having a crumple zone.
A drain assembly comprising:
- a channel-shaped body defining a longitudinal axis;
- a cover assembly releasably coupled to the channel-shaped body, the cover assembly including a cover and a movable component received within a portion of the cover and movable toward the longitudinal axis.
A cover assembly comprising:
- a cover;
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- a movable component configured to engage the cover, wherein the movable component defines a projection that extends radially outward and a crumple zone that is configured to move in response to urging the projection toward the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.