Patent ID: 9290917
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: E03C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An outlet box configured to control water flow between a water supply line disposed in a wall and an outlet line supplying water to an appliance or fixture external to the wall, the outlet box comprising: a housing configured for mounting in a recess in the wall, the housing having an open front permitting access to an interior portion of the housing; a valve inlet shank that is insertable through an opening in a wall of the housing and is configured as an adaptor for connection of the stop valve to the water supply line; a stop valve disposed inside and attached to the housing, the stop valve having a valve handle disposed inside the housing that is rotatable inside the housing to selectively open and close the stop valve to control the water flow from the water supply line to the outlet line; a plurality of O-rings establishing a watertight seal between the stop valve and the valve inlet shank; a retaining block that is secured by a screw to the housing adjacent to the stop valve opposite the valve inlet shank to retain the stop valve in watertight engagement with the valve inlet shank during installation and is removable to allow the stop valve to be pulled out of the valve inlet shank for replacement of the stop valve; a faceplate substantially concealing the stop valve inside the housing; and a single control rod linked to the valve handle and projecting outwardly through an opening in the faceplate, wherein the single control rod is axially movable and wherein axial movement of the single control rod by a user from outside the outlet box rotates the valve handle inside the outlet box to selectively open and close the stop valve.