Drain cover assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10487485-B2
Application number	US-201715817667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2017
Priority date	Nov 20, 2017
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A drain cover assembly for a lavatory includes an adapter and a drain cover. The adapter includes a body and a first end portion extending from the body. The drain cover is removably coupled to the first end portion. The body is configured to removably couple to a cartridge actuator in a first configuration and a drain insert in a second configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drain cover assembly for a lavatory, the drain cover assembly comprising:
an adapter including a body and a first end portion extending from the body; and
a drain cover removably coupled to the first end portion;
wherein the body is configured to removably couple to a cartridge actuator in a first configuration and a drain insert in a second configuration;
wherein the body includes an annular channel, and wherein the annular channel is configured to receive a seal.

2. The drain cover assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a seal removably coupled to the body at the annular channel, wherein the seal is configured to sealingly engage a drain of a lavatory.

3. The drain cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body includes an inner wall having a plurality of threads for removably coupling to a cartridge actuator in a first configuration and to a drain insert in a second configuration.

4. A drain cover assembly for a lavatory, the drain cover assembly comprising:
an adapter including a body and a first end portion extending from the body; and
a drain cover removably coupled to the first end portion;
wherein the body is configured to removably couple to a cartridge actuator in a first configuration and a drain insert in a second configuration;
wherein the first end portion has a diameter that is less than a diameter of the body to define a shoulder, and wherein the shoulder is configured to limit a position of the drain cover relative to the adapter.

5. The drain cover assembly of claim 4 , wherein the drain cover includes a body and a stem extending from an inner surface of the body, and wherein the drain cover is removably coupled to the adapter at the stem.

6. The drain cover assembly of claim 4 , wherein the adapter includes a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and wherein the second end portion is configured to limit a position of a cartridge actuator relative to the adapter in a first configuration and a drain insert relative to the adapter in a second configuration.

7. The drain cover assembly of claim 6 , wherein the second end portion includes a plurality of protrusions configured to create an interference condition between the adapter and the cartridge actuator in the first configuration and the adapter and the drain insert in the second configuration.

8. A drain cover assembly, comprising:
an adapter including a body and a first end portion extending from an end of the body, wherein the body includes an annular channel configured to receive a seal; and
a drain cover removably coupled to the first end portion;
wherein the body includes an inner wall defining a central opening for receiving a cartridge actuator in a first configuration and a drain insert in a second configuration.

9. The drain cover assembly of claim 8 , further comprising a seal removably coupled to the body at the annular channel, wherein the seal is configured to sealingly engage a drain of a lavatory.

10. The drain cover assembly of claim 8 , wherein the inner wall includes a plurality of threads for removably coupling to a cartridge actuator in a first configuration and to a drain insert in a second configuration.

11. The drain cover assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first end portion has a diameter that is less than a diameter of the body to define a shoulder, and wherein the shoulder is configured to limit a position of the drain cover relative to the adapter.

12. The drain cover assembly of claim 8 , wherein the drain cover includes a body and a stem extending from an inner surface of the body, and wherein the drain cover is removably coupled to the first end portion at the stem.

13. The drain cover assembly of claim 12 , wherein the stem includes an inner surface having a plurality of threads for threadably engaging the first end portion of the adapter.

14. The drain cover assembly of claim 8 , wherein the adapter includes a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and wherein the second end portion is configured to limit a position of a cartridge actuator relative to the adapter in a first configuration and a drain insert relative to the adapter in a second configuration.

15. The drain cover assembly of claim 14 , wherein the second end portion includes a plurality of protrusions configured to create an interference condition between the adapter and a cartridge actuator in a first configuration and the adapter and a drain insert in a second configuration.

16. A lavatory assembly comprising:
a lavatory; and
a drain cover assembly coupled to the lavatory, the drain cover assembly comprising:
an adapter including a body and an end portion extending from the body; and
a drain cover removably coupled to the end portion;

wherein the body is configured to removably couple to a cartridge actuator in a first configuration and a drain insert in a second configuration;
wherein the body includes an annular channel, and wherein the annular channel is configured to receive a seal.

17. The drain cover assembly of claim 16 , further comprising a seal removably coupled to the body at the annular channel, wherein the seal is configured to sealingly engage a drain of the lavatory.

18. The drain cover assembly of claim 16 , wherein the drain cover includes a body and a stem extending from an inner surface of the body, and wherein the drain cover is removably coupled to the end portion at the stem.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Dekoning Curtis W
• Grin Lawrence A

Classifications

• E03C1/14

  Wash-basins connected to the waste-pipe · CPC title

• E03C1/2302 Primary

  the actuation force being transmitted to the plug via rigid elements · CPC title

• E03C1/2306

  the plug being operated by hand contact · CPC title