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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Mark S. Bors, Grafton, OH (US);
Michael L. Malek, North Olmsted, OH (US);
William E. Patton, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mark S. Bors, Grafton, OH (US);
Michael L. Malek, North Olmsted, OH (US);
William E. Patton, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Assignee:
MOEN INCORPORATED, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/042 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/0401 (2013.01); E03C 1/04 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0402 (2015.04); Y10T 137/698 (2015.04);
Abstract
A spout shank allows a spout to be mounted on one side of a mounting surface and then connected to a water supply source disposed on the other side of the mounting surface. The spout shank has a length that is adjustable over a range of lengths to accommodate mounting surfaces with different thicknesses.