Patent ID: 6823539
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: E03C

Abstract:
A tub filler and overflow assembly for mounting in an overflow opening in a tub wall, said assembly comprising:inner and outer bodies; a fastener connecting said bodies and adapted to draw them together to clamp toward opposed faces of the tub wall around the overflow opening; an overflow water outlet passage extending through said inner and outer bodies; a water inlet passage extending through said inner and outer bodies, said water inlet passage having an inlet defined by said outer body and an outlet defined by said inner body; and an inlet flow conditioning assembly supported by said inner body at said outlet of said water inlet passage; said outlet and said flow conditioning assembly defining an elongated water discharge opening having a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the tub wall; said inlet flow conditioning assembly including an elongated screen assembly in series flow relationship with said water discharge opening; said screen assembly including a plurality of screen laminas each having a plurality of interstices for flow of water through the screen assembly.