Supports – Brackets – Specially mounted or attached
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-04
2001-06-26
Braun, Leslie A. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Brackets
Specially mounted or attached
C248S251000, C248S339000, C248S304000, C211S016000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06250597
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a fitting, more particularly to a fitting with a faceplate member and a holding member which is adapted to be clamped between the faceplate member and an upright wall of a bathroom.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2
, a conventional fitting
10
is shown to include a disc-shaped faceplate
11
, a positioning plate
12
, and a holding member
13
. The positioning plate
12
is mounted fixedly on an upright wall (not shown) by fastening members
16
. The holding member
13
has an axial screw hole
132
and a holding portion with a holding hole
133
for holding a support member (not shown). A screw
15
passes through a central hole
115
in the faceplate
11
and is inserted threadedly into the screw hole
132
to fasten the holding member
13
on an outer major surface of the faceplate
11
such that the holding member
13
extends transversely from the outer major surface. The faceplate
11
has an engaging seat
111
with an inner wall
112
for engaging an engaging plate portion
121
of the positioning plate
12
. The faceplate
11
is fastened to the positioning plate
12
by a fastening screw
14
which extends through a peripheral wall
114
of the faceplate
11
so as to anchor on an anchoring portion
122
of the positioning plate
12
.
However, only the screw
15
is used to engage the holding member
13
with the faceplate
11
, thereby resulting in unsteady engagement and possible swaying of the holding member
13
. Moreover, the conventional fitting
10
has a large number of components, thereby resulting in inconvenience during assembly and manufacture.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a fitting which can ensure firm engagement between a holding member and an upright wall of a bathroom, and which has a fewer number of component so as to facilitate assembly and manufacture.
According to this invention, the fitting includes an annular shielding member which has a rear annular wall adapted to be brought to abut against an upright wall of a bathroom to define an abutment plane, and a front annular wall opposite to the rear annular wall in a direction transverse to the upright wall. A faceplate member has a front major area with an outer periphery which is integrally formed with the front annular wall. The front major area has a recess which extends rearwardly thereof so as to form an impact bearing portion proximate to the abutment plane. The faceplate member further has a front annular portion which surrounds the impact bearing portion and which is distal to the abutment plane, and an inner annular wall which extends in the transverse direction to interconnect the impact bearing portion with the front annular portion. The impact bearing portion has a rear bearing wall which is spaced apart from the abutment plane, and a front bearing wall opposite to the rear bearing wall in the transverse direction, and defines a fastening hole which communicates the front and rear bearing walls. A holding member includes an anchored end which is disposed on the rear bearing wall, and which has a clamped portion adjacent to the fastening hole. When the rear annular wall of the annular shielding member is brought to abut against the upright wall of the bathroom, the clamped portion is adapted to abut against an enlarged head portion of an anchoring stud which is inserted into the upright wall. The holding member further includes a holding arm which extends from the anchored end and outwardly of the annular shielding member to form a holding end for holding the article, and a fastening member which tightens the impact bearing wall against the enlarged head of the anchoring stud by passing through the fastening hole when the clamped portion is brought to abut against the enlarged head portion of the anchoring stud. A covering member is disposed to engage the faceplate member, and includes a peripheral portion to shield the impact bearing portion from being seen.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4094490 (1978-06-01), Einhorn
patent: 4124189 (1978-11-01), Einhorn
patent: 4907771 (1990-03-01), Wang
patent: 4979713 (1990-12-01), Bell
patent: 5730413 (1998-03-01), Chen
patent: 5967476 (1999-10-01), Chen
patent: 6012692 (2000-01-01), Meck
patent: 6036156 (2000-03-01), Collette et al.
Braun Leslie A.
Marsh Steve
Skjerven Morrill & MacPherson LLP
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