Kohler Company

Katherine A Stanchak

Herbert V Kohler, Jr

Mary J Reid

Michael R Bates

Leila M Rubin

Cary Dean Edmonds

Murali Natarajan

Nicholas Pairolero

Kristopher W Clover

Timothy E Hoh

Nicholas T Pairolero

Grab rail assemblies are disclosed for mounting on walls, such as the tiled walls of a showering area or a mud room. The assemblies are designed to aesthetically meld with the surrounding environment by having a front tile mounting panel. They may also be provided with a drainage system to avoid water collecting long term within the rail when the rail is used in a shower.

Grab bar assembly

A control is provided adjacent an overflow of a bathtub or sink. It both remotely controls operation of a basin bottom drain, and provides an option of shutting off flow through the overflow. Rotation of a handle of the control controls the bottom drain, and axial movement of the handle controls flow through the overflow. For example, a clicker-type pop-out valve can control overflow flow. Slot and projection structures restrict use of the overflow shutoff when the drain is not closed, and/or in some circumstances even when the drain is closed.

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Sheboygan, WI, United States of America

Katherine A Stanchak