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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1987
Robert Freville, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Philip Segor, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A bathtub drain valve control arrangement includes an overflow cover movably mounted in a recessed pocket of a substantially vertical bathtub wall so as to cover the overflow opening in that wall. The overflow plate is adapted to move between open and closed positions and has a smooth outer surface so that, in the closed position, it is flush with the vertical bathtub wall to provide a smooth, substantially continuous surface against which a bather could comfortably lean. A linkage connects the overflow cover and a drain valve, so that moving the overflow plate to the open position opens the drain valve and moving the overflow plate to the closed position closes the drain valve.