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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Brian J. Mooren, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Andrew J. Rieth, Howards Grove, WI (US);
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A process includes placing a collar around a valve cartridge, the valve cartridge comprising a valve stem. The process also includes aligning the valve stem with an engagement crown of a handle such that an opening of the handle is located over the collar. The process also includes press fitting the valve stem into the engagement crown while pressing the handle towards the collar and such that the valve stem is rotatably coupled to the handle through the engagement crown. The process also includes rotating the handle relative to the collar to rotate the valve stem after press fitting the valve stem into the engagement crown.