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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2012
Benjamin Marotz, Kohler, WI (US);
Murali Natarajan, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Andrew Stokes, Sheybogan, WI (US);
Lisa Burns, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Benjamin Marotz, Kohler, WI (US);
Murali Natarajan, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Andrew Stokes, Sheybogan, WI (US);
Lisa Burns, Sheboygan, WI (US);
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A cable overload device for a cable-actuated drain system having a drain valve assembly and a drain control assembly where the cable includes a driving end connected to the control assembly and a driven end. The overload device includes a plunger, a linking member, a sleeve, and an energy absorber. The plunger is configured to be coupled to the driven end of the cable. The linking member is configured to move the drain valve assembly between open and closed positions. The sleeve includes a bore that extends from a first side to a second side of the sleeve, wherein the bore is configured to receive the plunger through the first side and to receive the linking member through the second side. The energy absorber is provided in the bore between the plunger and the linking member to absorb a force imposed into the linking member from the drain valve assembly.