Component Hardware Group, Inc.

Franklin Machine Products

Bernard Parisi

David J Burke

Josue V Aviles

Richard Bohacik

The application provides a funnel, funnel assembly, and a system for eliminating splash from drain pipes that discharge from an elevation above a floor drain.

Removable drain funnel

The adjustable foot support has an internally threaded plastic housing and an externally threaded plastic tubular toe which is threaded into the housing. The two plastic components serve to transfer the weight of the table or cabinet to a support surface. A sleeve of a stainless steel and a collar of stainless steel or similar material are placed about the tubular toe and the plastic housing to present exposed surfaces.

Foot support

Adjustable hinge assembly

The housing of a hinge assembly is provided with elongated apertures and a plate of less width than the housing is clamped over the apertures by mounting screws which secure the housing to a cabinet. The housing wall and the surface of the plate are serrated to secure the plate against lateral movement after being clamped to the housing. A cover is snap-fitted onto the housing to seal off the elongated apertures and to eliminate any exposed gaps.

The strainer for the drain assembly is formed of a cup-shaped body having an outer peripheral wall with slots for draining water, an upraised central portion having an inner peripheral wall with slots for draining water and a floor extending between the two walls with openings for draining water. A bail is pivotally secured to the upright central portion for manipulating the strainer. This strainer also has a plurality of tabs which extend outwardly of the body to interfit with a retainer within a sink for securement purposes.

Drain assembly

The drain assembly is constructed with a segmented ball valve of stainless steel or plastic which is rotatable between an open position and a closed position by a shaft extending from the drain body. An annular valve seat is biased against the valve body by a compression device and an annual retainer which is threaded into the valve body from above. A strainer may also be provided to catch large particles which might otherwise not be desirable for passage through the drain assembly. The valve body provides a relatively large opening for the discharge of fluids into a drain pipe.

The grip assembly is made of two members each of which is formed of a plastic. A one piece base member forms a barrel having a radial shoulder at one end and a radial flange at the opposite end. A cover member telescopes over the base member and is received at the respective ends on the shoulder and on the flange of the base member in a locked relation. The base member has an internally threaded collar at one end for receiving a threaded stem of a spray head unit while the opposite end is provided with an externally threaded stem to thread into a fitting of a hose assembly. A relatively large annular chamber is provided between the cover and the base member for insulation purposes to protect the user against the heat of hot water flowing through the grip assembly.

Grip assembly

The self-closing hinge assembly has a pair of cam members which are biased against each other by a pair of coil springs. The outer coil spring serves to bias the cam members together under a first restoring force and is effective during an initial opening of a door, for example to a 90.degree. position. The second inner spring becomes compressed only after the outer coil spring has been compressed. Compression of the second coil spring occurs as a door is opened beyond the 90.degree. position. The door may be held in one of two dwell positions corresponding to the cam surfaces on the movable cam member.

Hinge assembly

The hose sub-assembly is provided with a nozzle assembly at each end which includes a fitting with a flat transverse end surface. In addition, a nut which carries an O-ring in a recess at the end surface is threaded into a sleeve in which the nozzle assembly is mounted. The O-rings provide a flat surface-to-surface sealing arrangement to reduce the risk of damage to the O-ring while enhancing the sealing characteristics. Each nut and O-ring is biased against the nozzle assembly by a stretched outer metal casing.

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Barnegat, NJ, United States of America

Bernard Parisi