Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
004694000 | Overflow opening attachment | 9 |
20080216229 | Bathtub Liner Overflow Gasket - An overflow gasket for a bathtub and a bathtub liner is disclosed. The bathtub and the bathtub liner are each of the type having an overflow drain in liquid communication with a substantially vertical overflow drain pipe. The gasket of the invention comprises a generally annular, hollow tube defined by a wall. The hollow tube further includes a first end and a second end which each terminate in a circular opening, the first end including a radially-extending circular lip. A longitudinal axis of the tube forms a downward-oriented arc. A circular bracket is included that has a front side, a rear side, and at least one peripheral edge. The rear side is fixed against and substantially overlaps a front side of the lip of the first end of the tube. A circular aperture is formed therein and is generally coaxially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the first end of the tube. A cross-beam is formed across a diameter of the circular aperture and includes a threaded screw aperture for accepting a mounting screw of a cover plate. With the tube inserted through the apertures of the bathtub liner and the bathtub, a rear side of the circular lip may be fixed against the bathtub liner to form a water-tight seal. Mechanical fasteners secure the bracket and hollow tube to the liner and tub. As such, water entering the first end of the tube is conveyed by gravity directly into the overflow drain pipe. | 09-11-2008 |
20090249542 | Overflow drain - An overflow drain cover assembly includes a weir that enables a fluid level in a container to rise above the bottom of an overflow drain in the container. The weir covers all or a portion of the overflow drain and has a cavity portion between the weir and the overflow drain. The cavity portion is open at the top of the weir so when the fluid level in the container rises above the top of the weir, fluid can flow over the top of the weir and enter cavity portion and thence into the overflow drain. | 10-08-2009 |
20100107328 | Full Bathtub Overflow Stopper and Bubble Bath Diffuser - Described is a device and method for blocking or impeding the flow of fluid through the overflow drain of a bathtub. A device may include a stopper configured to wrap around the lower/underside of a variety of shaped overflow drain cover plate(s) and be removably held in place by a suction cups attached to the bathtub wall on either side of the overflow cover plate. The device takes the form of a stopper comprised of a flexible, elongated body of cloth material configured to cover the overflow opening. The same device may also be used as a method for diffusing bubble bath as a bathtub fills with water by pouring bubble bath onto the center of the body of the device, attaching the suction cups to a variety of designed faucets and placing the flexible, elongated body into the flow of the water thereby creating a churning of the water as the bubble bath mixes with the water flowing into the bathtub. | 05-06-2010 |
20100122411 | Slide-on groove and flange faceplate- tieplate overflow sub-assembly of a sink or bath drain assembly - An overflow sub-assembly consists of an overflow faceplate that slides over and down the overflow tieplate by means of a internal slot mating with a matching flange on the tieplate. This invention requires no fasteners to attach the faceplate to the tieplate, leaving the faceplate free to bear a variety of finishes, including in-mould decorating, conventional plating, mirror finish, texture, and three-dimensional ornament. | 05-20-2010 |
20120079654 | Device for Concealing a Plate Associated with Overflow Plumbing - An overflow plate concealing device for bathtubs that is associated with a plate of an overflow system of the bathtub. This aspect of the invention allows the overflow plate to be concealed to allow the user to alter the aesthetic appearance of their bathtub or repair the same. | 04-05-2012 |
20120204345 | Device for Concealing a Plate Associated with Overflow Plumbing - An overflow plate concealing device for bathtubs that is associated with a plate of an overflow system of the bathtub. This aspect of the invention allows the overflow plate to be concealed to allow the user to alter the aesthetic appearance of their bathtub or repair the same. | 08-16-2012 |
20130031720 | ADJUSTABLE OVERFLOW CLOSURE DEVICE - A three-position, circularly-shaped, height-adjustable overflow drain is disclosed. A circular back plate includes a bottom half opposite a top half, and is configured to be attachable to an overflow elbow. A first aperture is located in the bottom half of the back plate. A second aperture is located in the top half of the back plate. A rotatable handle comprises an outer cylindrical portion including a center plate. A third aperture is located in the center plate. The first, second and third apertures are aligned along a common radius, wherein the rotatable handle is rotatable to align either the first and third apertures, the second and third apertures, or no apertures. A cover plate is disposed within the rotatable handle and attached to the circular back plate forming an annular gap between the cover plate and the outer cylindrical portion. | 02-07-2013 |
20140259386 | Overflow Adapter - Overflow adapter for raising fluid discharge overflow level of a drain overflow having a drain overflow discharge entrance and a substantially centrally disposed drain overflow connector, the drain overflow installed in a plumbing fixture having a drain, the drain overflow having an optional drain control attached to and working in conjunction with the substantially centrally disposed drain overflow connector, the optional drain control for opening and closing the drain, comprising: an overflow disk having an upper overflow disk discharge opening having opposing substantially concentric arcuate edges and opposing edges transverse to the opposing substantially concentric arcuate edges, an overflow plate having an upper overflow plate hole at least as large as the upper overflow disk discharge opening, a shaft, and a cover or handle fastened to and working in conjunction with the shaft when the optional drain control is installed in the drain overflow for opening and closing the drain. | 09-18-2014 |
20150299994 | Plumbing Overflow - An overflow device for use with sinks and the like is described. The overflow device comprises a body adapted to be positioned adjacent the exterior of a sink bowl, the body having an inlet and an outlet joined by an inverted-U siphon passage, and a vent adapted to communicate ambient air to the top of the siphon passage, the vent being arranged to close when water level in the sink reaches a predetermined level. In at least one embodiment the vent has no moving parts. | 10-22-2015 |