Patent ID: 7886762
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising the steps of: installing a tub and shower valve in a bathroom; securing the valve in place in a tub with an apparatus prior to the tub and shower being ready to be trimmed out, said base of the apparatus of the apparatus being larger than the opening through which the valve extends into the tub and shower whereby the valve is secured in place until the tub and shower is trimmed out; ordering a trim package including a plurality of trim pieces for the bathroom; waiting until the bathroom finished walls are installed; removing the entire apparatus; and installing the trim pieces from the trim package in the bathroom, wherein said apparatus comprises a base in the form of a planar plate having an opening for receiving a portion of the valve and an aperture for receiving a fastener, said base being larger than an opening through which the valve extends into the tub and shower whereby the valve is secured in place until the tub and shower is trimmed out; and a flange for handling the apparatus attached to the base, said flange circumscribing a portion of the base, and extending from the base to form an obtuse angle between the base and the flange.