Patent ID: 6378912
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: E03C,F16L

Abstract:
A spout installation system, comprising:a. a stub out which extends outward from a wall; and b. an adapter which includes: i. a housing with a central opening sized to accommodate the stub out; ii. a female threaded receiver in said housing which is sized to accept a male threaded end of a spout supply tube such that the spout supply tube, when threaded into said female receiver, is placed in communication with said stub out, said female threaded receiver including a threaded receiver wall; and iii. a ferrule which is integral with said housing and extends into said female threaded receiver in alignment with said central opening, at least a portion of an outer surface of said ferrule being positioned in concentric spaced relation to said threaded receiver wall so as to be engaged by the male threaded end of the spout supply tube when the male threaded end of the spout supply tube is threaded into said female receiver, the engagement between the male threaded end of the spout supply tube and said outer surface of said ferrule causing said ferrule to be compressed against said stub out.