Patent ID: 9702129
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: E03C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A closeable overflow for a tub or a basin, comprising: a bracket attachable to an inside vertical surface of the tub or the basin, the bracket defining a flat front bracket surface opposite a flat back bracket surface, the flat back bracket surface configured to abut the inside vertical surface of the tub or the basin with the flat front bracket surface facing outwardly into the tub or the basin; at least one fixture aperture disposed through the bracket extending to and between the flat front and back bracket surfaces; at least one water passageway disposed through the bracket extending to and between the flat front and back bracket surfaces; a rectangular shaped cover attachable to the bracket and translatably movable by a user along a plane of the flat front bracket surface, the cover defining a flat front cover surface opposite a flat back cover surface; at least one drain aperture disposed through the cover extending to and between the flat front and back cover surfaces; wherein the cover moved by the user to an open position has at least a portion of the at least one drain aperture of the cover overlapping at least a portion of the at least one water passageway of the bracket; and wherein the cover moved by the user to a closed position does not have at least a portion of the at least one drain aperture of the cover overlapping at least a portion of the at least one water passageway of the bracket; wherein the cover includes an edge disposed along a perimeter of the cover, the edge disposed in a direction away from the flat front cover surface extending beyond the flat back cover surface, the edge defining an outside edge surface opposite an inside edge surface; wherein a channel is disposed on at least a portion of the inside edge surface; wherein the bracket includes at least one flexure, wherein when the cover is attached to the bracket the at least one flexure is partially disposed within the channel creating a force biasing the cover to remain attached to the bracket.