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Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2012
Applicants:

Benjamin Marotz, Kohler, WI (US);

Murali Natarajan, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Andrew Stokes, Sheybogan, WI (US);

Lisa Burns, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin Marotz, Kohler, WI (US);

Murali Natarajan, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Andrew Stokes, Sheybogan, WI (US);

Lisa Burns, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Assignee:

KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/12 (2006.01); E03C 1/23 (2006.01); E03C 1/232 (2006.01); E03C 1/24 (2006.01); F16C 1/16 (2006.01); F16C 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/2304 (2013.01); E03C 1/232 (2013.01); E03C 1/24 (2013.01); E03C 2201/50 (2013.01); F16C 1/16 (2013.01); F16C 1/223 (2013.01); Y10T 137/6977 (2015.04);
Abstract

A trim kit for providing improved aesthetics to a bathroom fixture having a first side and a second side with a housing of a device coupled to the first side. The trim kit includes a mounting plate configured to be coupled to the device on the second side of the fixture, and an escutcheon having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface is configured to provide a decorative aesthetic for the trim kit. The mounting plate includes a plurality of tabs. The interior surface of the escutcheon includes a plurality of catches that are each configured to engage with a corresponding catch to allow the escutcheon to be detachably coupled to the mounting plate.


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