Patent ID: 9714504
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: E03C

Claim:
1. A bathtub drain and overflow kit comprising an adjustable bathtub fitting and a combination test plug and drain basket wrench tool for installing a drain basket, said drain basket having a crossbar supporting a threaded bore, said adjustable bathtub fitting comprising: an inlet body defining an inlet at a first end of said inlet body and one of a joint socket having an inner surface and a joint ball having an outer surface at a second end of said inlet body; an outlet body defining an outlet at a first end of said outlet body and the other of said joint ball and said joint socket at a second end of said outlet body; a seal member positioned between said outer surface of said joint ball and said inner surface of said joint socket; a passageway between said inlet and said outlet; and an abutment member extending from said outer surface of said joint ball, and positioned to engage an edge of said joint socket at a predetermined angle of said inlet body relative to said outlet body; wherein said joint socket has a part spherical inner surface, and said joint ball has a part spherical outer surface that is sized and shaped to mate with said joint socket to form a leak resistant joint between said inlet body and said outlet body over a range of angles; and wherein said abutment member and said edge limit said range of angles; and said tool comprising: a means for engaging said crossbar of said drain basket and transferring a turning force applied to the tool by a user to the drain basket; an extension member having a first end and a second end, said first end of said extension member being attached to said engaging means, said extension member being sized and shaped to be inserted into the drain basket and bring said engaging means into operational contact with said crossbar of said drain basket; a flange attached to said second end of the extension member, said flange being sized and shaped to cover said drain basket; a post extending from said flange, said post having a threaded tip, and being sized and shaped to be inserted into the drain basket to bring the threaded tip in threaded engagement with the threaded bore supported by the crossbar; and a sealing means positioned about said post adjacent to said flange, said sealing means being sized and shaped to form an air tight seal between said flange and said drain basket, when said threaded tip is tightened into said threaded bore; wherein said tool is adapted to function as both a drain basket wrench and a test plug.