US Patent Issued to Kohler on Sept. 8 for "Easy drain installation assembly for bath or shower" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,525, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Easy drain installation assembly for bath or shower" was invented by Kenneth L. Stout (Sheboygan Falls, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drain assembly includes a drain body and an expanding assembly positionable within the drain body. The expanding assembly includes a lattice body having an orifice configured to couple a toe tap with the lattice body. The drain body includes a channel disposed along a portion of the drain body. The channel can receive the expanding assembly."

The patent was filed on Oct. 4, 2023, under Application No. 18/480,904.

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