Title:
PLUMBING FIXTURE TRIM SNAP CONNECT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/093478
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A plumbing fixture trim snap connect comprises a faucet handle assembly and a bas assembly. The faucet handle assembly includes an escutcheon bearing upper and lower internal tabs, freely rotatable around a faucet handle. The base assembly includes a base sea on which a spring and retainer are maintained in an upwardly biased position. The seat includes a groove and helical cut, and the retainer includes indents in its surface to accommodate the upper and lower tabs of the escutcheon. By pushing the escutcheon down atop the base assembly and rotating the escutcheon relative to the base assembly, the apparatus can be assembled. Disassembly can be accomplished simply by rotating the escutcheon in the opposite direction.
Inventors:
CHAN ANTHONY (US)
HAEGGSTROM TRACY JAMES (US)
HAEGGSTROM TRACY JAMES (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/000442
Publication Date:
November 25, 2010
Filing Date:
February 11, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CHAN ANTHONY (US)
HAEGGSTROM TRACY JAMES (US)
HAEGGSTROM TRACY JAMES (US)
International Classes:
E03C1/04; F16L19/02; F16L55/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000028161A1 | 2000-05-18 |
Foreign References:
| EP0550947A1 | 1993-07-14 | |||
| US7237280B1 | 2007-07-03 | |||
| US20080216910A1 | 2008-09-11 | |||
| US4425935A | 1984-01-17 | |||
| US6141804A | 2000-11-07 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TARVER, Edwin (LLP880 Apollo Street, Suite 30, El Segundo CA, US)
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