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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Max Bock-Aronson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Murali Natarajan, Thirumangalam, IN;
Benjamin W. Marotz, Kohler, WI (US);
Michael J. Strege, Plymouth, WI (US);
Jeffrey Schumacher, Port Washington, WI (US);
Joel Smith, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Sharathkumar Badiger, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Assignee:
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/60 (2006.01); F16K 31/53 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/53 (2013.01); E03C 1/0412 (2013.01); F16K 31/602 (2013.01); Y10T 137/6024 (2015.04);
Abstract
A handle assembly for a valve system is provided. The handle assembly includes a first gear coupled to an input shaft, a handle coupled to the input shaft, a second gear coupled to an output shaft and positioned to engage the first gear, and a saddle interconnecting the input shaft and the output shaft.