Patent ID: 7658202
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve assembly mountable through a mounting surface that has an opening there through, the valve assembly comprising: an elongated valve body having an internal bore mounting a control valve such that a valve control stem projects out of the valve body, wherein the elongated valve body also has a radially outer threaded periphery; a collar having a flange extending essentially radially outward and a skirt extending axially from the flange, the skirt having threads adjacent a position axially remote from the flange which are suitable to mate with the outer threaded periphery of the elongated valve body, and the collar having an upper portion above the flange having radially directed threads thereon; and a handle mountable to the control stem to control movement thereof; wherein the collar is suitable to mount the valve body to the mounting surface with the flange facing an outward facing surface of the mounting surface while the skirt extends into the opening.