US 12,258,740 B2
Shower trim assembly
Andrew James Stokes, Sheboygan, WI (US); and Michael J. Strege, Plymouth, WI (US)
Assigned to KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/462,665.
Application 18/462,665 is a continuation of application No. 17/514,525, filed on Oct. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,781,296.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/116,285, filed on Nov. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0417029 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16B 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/0409 (2013.01) [F16B 7/182 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A valve trim assembly for use in a shower environment, comprising:
an escutcheon plate having a first axis disposed through the escutcheon plate;
a nut coupled to the escutcheon plate; and
a valve assembly at least partially disposed within the escutcheon plate and configured to control a flow of fluid, wherein the valve assembly comprises an adapter configured to couple to the nut and rotate about the first axis, the adapter and nut forming a floating joint; and
wherein the nut comprises a circumferential ridge disposed within an interior surface of the nut, the ridge configured to engage with a circumferential flange disposed on an outer surface of the adapter, the ridge structured to facilitate realignment of the adapter relative to the nut.