Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
004695000 | SUPPORT OR MOUNT FOR A SUPPLY, DRAIN, OVERFLOW OR TRAP MEANS | 32 |
20080222800 | Drain Support Plate/Under-Deck Clamp - A drain support plate for mounting and securing a drain assembly to a deck in a building structure. | 09-18-2008 |
20080244826 | Wall Hook for a Shower Attachment - The invention relates to a wall rod ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080271240 | MOLDED ARM FOR SHOWERHEADS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A molded arm for a showerhead may be configured to connect a showerhead to a fluid supply, and may be in the form of a molded body defining an inlet, an outlet and an interior passage providing fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet. An arm assembly may be configured to connect a showerhead to a fluid supply, and may include: a molded arm body defining an inlet, an outlet and an interior passage providing fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet; and a separate attachment component configured to cooperate with the molded body and to engage a structure connected to a fluid supply. A method of making an arm for connecting a showerhead to a fluid supply may include molding an arm body to define an inlet, an outlet and an interior passage between the inlet and the outlet. | 11-06-2008 |
20080301871 | Mount System For A Food Waste Disposer - A food waste disposer mounting assembly uses a stainless steel sink-flange with a screw-on collar system as a primary mounting system to a sink. By connecting the stainless steel sink-flange with a bayonet locking reed collar and screw-on nut collar, a vibration and sound transmission path to the sink is both reduced and rendered indirect. Incorporation of reed switches with a stopper and magnets can modify the unit for use as a batch-feed disposer. | 12-11-2008 |
20080313804 | RETAINING DEVICE FOR RETAINING A BUILT-IN APPLIANCE ON A WORKTOP - In order to provide a retaining device for retaining a built-in appliance, in particular a built-in sink unit, on a worktop, comprising at least one appliance-side retaining element, at least one worktop-side retaining element and at least one tensioning element for bracing the worktop-side retaining element and the appliance-side retaining element relative to one another, wherein the tensioning element comprises a threaded portion, a retaining portion and a reduced-diameter portion, which is disposed between the threaded portion and the retaining portion and the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the retaining portion, and wherein the appliance-side retaining element has at least one through-opening, through which in the fitted state of the retaining device the reduced-diameter portion of the tensioning element extends, that has increased stability, it is proposed that the retaining portion of the tensioning element and/or the threaded portion of the tensioning element in the fitted state of the retaining device is supported at its periphery against the appliance-side retaining element. | 12-25-2008 |
20090000026 | Multi-handle thermostatic faucet - A thermostatic faucet including a holder configured to be coupled to a mounting deck and a thermostatic valve assembly supported by the holder and configured to be removed from above the deck. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007330 | HANDHELD SHOWER DOCKING ARRANGEMENT - An example shower assembly includes a base, a moveable spray head, a magnet, and a member attractable to the magnet. The magnet attracts the member to hold the moveable spray head relative to the base. | 01-08-2009 |
20090100595 | Method and Apparatus for Mounting a Faucet - An apparatus for mounting a faucet to a sink that can be quickly and easily incorporated into new and existing faucet assemblies and that will allow for the attachment of water supply tubes to the faucet shanks before the faucet is mounted to the sink. | 04-23-2009 |
20090119833 | Plumbing device - A conduit block for replacing conventional piping under a sink, comprising at least a first liquid inlet conduit and a drainage conduit encased in a block; the first liquid conduit for connection to a faucet for pouring the liquid into the sink and the drainage conduit for connecting the drainage hole of the sink to a drainage pipe. | 05-14-2009 |
20090126103 | Back mount for wall-mounted plumbing fixture - Shown and described is a device for back a plumbing fixture, in particular to a wall, essentially comprising a mounting rail preferably made of metal, which contains a large number of holes, slots or the like provided for the wall mounting and to the mounting of mounting plates for a plumbing fixture, the two rail longitudinal edges being designed as attachment zones offset from the mounting level. | 05-21-2009 |
20090172878 | Fixing Structure for a Vertical Tap - A fixing structure for a vertical tap comprises a vertical tap, a mounting member, a fitting member, a fixing ring, and a decorative loop, wherein the mounting member for being secured in the ground includes a receiving chamber arranged on the top thereof and having two retaining tabs attached on the upper end thereof, the upper end of the fitting member screws with the lower end of the vertical tap, and the fitting member includes two opposite fastening projections disposed on the outer periphery at the lower end thereof and extending outwardly therefrom, the fixing ring is fitted onto the external rim of the vertical tap and then secured in a wooden floor by using a number of wood screws and further engaged with the internal rim of the vertical tap by way of a bolt, the decorative loop is covered onto the fixing ring, thereby supporting and securing the vertical tap easily. | 07-09-2009 |
20090276954 | SPOUT MOUNTING - A spout retention device is disclosed which mounts a spout to a support member. The spout retention device may keep the spout is a spaced apart relationship relative to the support member and may be made of an insulating material. | 11-12-2009 |
20100180375 | SPOUT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A faucet spout mounting assembly includes a mounting hub, a spout supported for rotation relative to the mounting hub, a retaining member configured to restrain axial movement of the spout relative to the mounting hub, and a biasing member configured to provide an axial load between the spout and the mounting hub. | 07-22-2010 |
20100180376 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF A SPRAY NOZZLE AND A SHOWER HEAD - A mounting structure of a spray nozzle and a shower head in conjunction with a wall outlet includes a three-way control valve, a connecting rod and a spray unit. The three-way control valve has an inlet connected to the wall outlet, an upper outlet connected to the shower head, and a lower outlet connected to the connecting rod. The connecting rod has a lower end connected with the spray unit and a lower part secured on a wall through a retaining bracket. The spray unit has a retaining seat movably coupled to the connecting rod for insertion of the spray nozzle. With the three-way control valve and the connecting rod, the upper and lower outlets of the three-way control valve are connected to the shower head and the connecting rod respectively to form two water passages. The lower end of the connecting rod is connected with the spray unit. | 07-22-2010 |
20110067176 | Magnetic Sink Flange Retainer and Method - A support device to maintain a mounting assembly on the exterior of a sink flange engaged to a sink adapted to engage a garbage disposal. The support device employs a body portion engaged to one or a plurality of magnets. The body portion is adapted to engage with or upon the sink flange and thereby position the magnets to magnetically hold the mounting assembly upon the exterior of the sink flange. | 03-24-2011 |
20120137427 | Fixing structure of a faucet and an operating method thereof - A fixing structure of a faucet fixed on a support plate with an opening and contains the faucet including a housing having a mouth and a through aperture; the faucet also including an inlet pipe unit; a locking member being operated to move between an engaging position and a disengaging position along the through aperture; a positioning device including a fitting seat having a bottom face, a channel defined therein to receive the inlet pipe unit of the faucet, at least one slot disposed along an outer surface thereof to slide the locking member located at the engaging position, the slot including at least one tooth and at least one retaining recess such that the locking member passes through the tooth to be retained in the retaining recess and is limited by the tooth to move so that the mouth is fixed to the fitting seat. | 06-07-2012 |
20120137428 | FAUCET CONNECTING STRUCTURE - A faucet connecting structure contains a body including an internal chamber having a groove; an outlet pipe including an inlet end and an outlet end; the inlet end including an connecting segment with a slot; a retaining loop to define a C-shaped peripheral wall and an elongated opening; the peripheral wall including an outer face having plural first raised portions to form a first flexible deforming structure and having plural first recessed portions, including an inner face having plural second raised portions to form a second flexible deforming structure and having plural second recessed portions, the peripheral wall also including a first end and a second end, and the first end including a rib; a limiting means used to limit the retaining loop in the groove of the body to prevent the outlet pipe from disengagement from the body. | 06-07-2012 |
20120180210 | SINK FLANGE AND COLLAR ASSEMBLY FOR A FOOD WASTE DISPOSER - A sink flange and collar assembly for a food waste disposer includes a sink flange having a tubular body portion and an annular flange transversely extending from the tubular body portion. An outer radial surface of the tubular body portion having at least one first dimple extending outwardly from the outer radial surface. A collar has a dimple attachment recess adapted to slidably receive the at least one first dimple, and a dimple insertion track transversely oriented to the dimple attachment recess to releasably engage with the at least one dimple to releasably engage the collar to the sink flange. | 07-19-2012 |
20130061391 | SHOWER RAIL RISER - A shower rail riser comprising a riser body having an aperture for receiving a riser rail therethrough, a holder for releasably holding a shower head, an engagement element for in use releasably engaging a riser rail extending through the aperture of the riser body so as to hold the riser body stationary relative thereto, and a handle which depends from the riser body, the handle being movable relative to the riser body so that a user can at least raise the riser body using the handle. | 03-14-2013 |
20130205494 | Adjustable Fixture Support Carrier for Off-the-floor Plumbing Fixtures - A fixture support carrier, for mounting a plumbing fixture above the floor, that can be adjusted in either direction by means of interchangeable studs and plastic nipples | 08-15-2013 |
20130283524 | WALL MOUNT FOR A SHOWER SYSTEM - A wall mount for a shower system at a wall connection emerging from a wall, whereby the shower system has at least one overhead shower head, a hand shower, and a shower rod. The attachment has at least one bracket with at least one conduit connected thereto and at least one adapter piece, whereby the bracket is configured to accommodate the adapter piece and a seal is provided between bracket and adapter piece, the seal allowing a relative movement between the bracket and adapter piece. The adapter piece is connectable to the wall connection by a first connecting component and the bracket is connected to the wall by a second connecting component. The bracket together with the adapter piece forms at least one conduit path between the wall connection and the conduit. | 10-31-2013 |
20130333109 | Fixing Structure of Faucet - A fixing structure of a faucet is mounted on a sink countertop with an opening and contains a base including a supporting portion and an inserting portion. A supporting portion has an annular fence and an annular shoulder; the annular fence has a retaining recess; the annular shoulder has two longitudinally through holes and an opening. The inserting portion has a cylindrical fence and two stopping rods, and the cylindrical fence has a longitudinal channel; the annular shoulder has an annular abutting area. A locking assembly includes two positioning screws and two clamping blocks. A faucet includes a fitting tube, a sheath having a groove, a peripheral fence, and a threaded orifice. A controlling valve assembly is mounted on the fitting tube. A fastening bolt is screwed with the threaded orifice so as to retain with the retaining recess, thus fixing the faucet on the base. | 12-19-2013 |
20140007341 | SINK FASTENER FOR FASTENING A SINK UNIT TO A COUNTERTOP - A sink fastener for fastening a sink unit with an outer flange within an opening in a countertop is provided. The sink fastener includes a frame for attachment to a bowl wall of the sink unit, a threaded vertical bolt rotatably mounted within the frame, a claw member having a lateral portion threadably mounted on the vertical bolt and an upstanding retainer portion, and a guide member for constraining the movement of the claw member. In use, rotation of the vertical bolt causes the claw member to rise up the bolt to engage an underside of the countertop, and in a lower disengaged position the claw member is free to turn about a vertical axis into a retracted position wherein the claw member lies constrained under the flange to permit insertion of the sink unit into the countertop opening. The guide member ensures that as the claw member rises up the bolt the claw member turns about the vertical axis into a constrained outwardly extended position for engagement with the underside of the countertop. | 01-09-2014 |
20140230144 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR PLUMBING FIXTURE FITTING - The present invention provides a mounting system for a plumbing fixture fitting that provides a secure mounting even when the mounting conditions are not optimal. | 08-21-2014 |
20140373271 | BOTTOM PLATE STRUCTURE FOR INSTALLING FAUCET - A bottom plate structure used for installing a faucet, includes: a bottom plate, with its center provided with an installation hole; an indent slot, formed around perimeter of surface of said bottom plate; and a filling strip, which is of a long strip shape, placed into said indent slot, to form integrally together through over-molding. | 12-25-2014 |
20150033470 | WALL SHOWER BAR ASSEMBLY - A wall shower bar assembly ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150033471 | VACUUM DEVICE CONNECTED TO HOSE - A vacuum device connected to a hose includes a joint portion having a containing space detachably connected to a water-inlet faucet, a retaining edge formed inside the containing space for abutting at least one water-inlet hole with a sealskin of a plug, a groove formed at the bottom of the retaining edge for installing a seal plate to seal a water-outlet hole capable of closing or opening a gap from the plug, and an underlying formed at the bottom of the groove and having an inner wall, and a water outlet portion, including a main body connected to an inner wall of the underlying for defining at least one vent, and an installation space formed inside the main body and detachably connected to a water-outlet hose. The use of the sealskin and seal plate reduces the number of components of the vacuum device and achieves a cost-effective effect. | 02-05-2015 |
20150074902 | SINK CLIP - A clip and method provided for temporarily positioning a sink during installation that includes the steps of providing a sink having a top ledge; providing a countertop having a hole therethrough for receiving the sink; providing a plurality of clips; attaching the clips to outer sides of the sink; placing a bottom end of the sink through the hole in the countertop until the top ledge of the sink is against the countertop and the clips engage sides of the hole in the countertop to position the sink therein; applying a caulk or adhesive material; and allowing the caulking or adhesive material to cure to permanently hold the sink in place. The clip may have a base portion extending in a planar orientation for at least a portion thereof; a resilient leg attached to and extending at an angle from one side of the base; and protrusions extending outwardly from one side of the resilient leg. | 03-19-2015 |
20150135430 | WASTE FITTING - The invention relates to a waste fitting including a waste pan means into which waste can flow, at least one part of the waste pan means allowing visual inspection therethrough. During installation, an opening of the waste outlet can be located by visual inspection through the or each at least one part of the waste pan means, enabling a suitable position to be determined for forming and or positioning of at least one aperture in the waste pan means. The at least one aperture is formed such that, in use, waste that flows into the waste pan means can exit through the or each at least one aperture towards the opening in the waste outlet. The invention also relates to a method of installing a waste fitting. | 05-21-2015 |
20160138252 | Fluid delivery device - Apparatus and method for attaching a tap to a mounting surface ( | 05-19-2016 |
20160153209 | Universal swimming pool main drain adaptor | 06-02-2016 |
20170233987 | SINK TAP STRUCTURE MOVING UP AND DOWN THROUGH COOPERATIVE OPERATION WITH SHELF MOVING UP AND DOWN | 08-17-2017 |