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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
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 drain control assembly including a receiving member having a bore and a receiving portion for selectively receiving a first actuator or a second actuator. The drain control assembly also includes a moveable member configured to move between a first position and a second position within the bore of the receiving member to cause a cable to open or close a drain valve assembly. The first actuator comprises a first body portion and is configured to move the moveable member in response to linear movement of the first body portion, and the second actuator includes a second body portion and is configured to move the moveable member in response to rotational movement of the second body portion.