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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Masco Corporation of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Brian Wayne Johnson, Muncie, IN (US);
Todd Andrew Huffington, Avon, IN (US);
Paul Patton, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/042 (2006.01); E03C 1/02 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16L 37/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/042 (2013.01); E03C 1/023 (2013.01); E03C 1/0408 (2013.01); F16L 37/144 (2013.01); Y10T 137/86566 (2015.04);
Abstract
A valve assembly for a shower/tub system is provided. The assembly includes a valve body assembly having a molded base, a first inlet connection fitting configured to fluidly attach a first fluid source to the molded base, a second inlet connection fitting configured to fluidly attach a second fluid source to the molded base, a first outlet connection fitting configured to fluidly attach a shower fixture to the molded base, and a second outlet connection fitting configured to fluidly attach a tub nozzle to the molded base.