Fixture carrier
AssigneeZurn Water, LLC
InventorDonald J. Bissell
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Abstract
A fixture carrier for supporting a plumbing fixture includes an upright defining a first axis, and a cross-bar coupled to the upright and defining a second axis oriented perpendicular to the first axis. The fixture carrier additionally includes an arm defining a third axis oriented perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis, a bracket removably coupled to the arm and configured to couple the arm to the upright, and a plate positioned between the bracket and the arm. The plate includes an aperture configured to receive a portion of the bracket. The plate is slidable along the aperture relative to the bracket in a direction parallel to the second axis.
Claims21
A fixture carrier for supporting a plumbing fixture, the fixture carrier comprising:
- an upright defining a first axis;
- a cross-bar coupled to the upright and defining a second axis oriented perpendicular to the first axis;
- an arm defining a third axis oriented perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis;
- a bracket configured to couple the arm to the upright, the bracket including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a third side extending between the first side and the second side, the first side, second side, and third side forming a pocket that at least partially encompasses the upright therein, an end of the first side including a first flange, an end of the second side including a second flange;
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- a plate positioned between the bracket and the arm, and wherein the plate is slidable relative to the bracket in a direction parallel to the second axis, the plate abutting the first flange and the second flange.
A fixture carrier for supporting a plumbing fixture, the fixture carrier comprising:
- an upright defining a first axis;
- a cross-bar coupled to the upright and defining a second axis oriented perpendicular to the first axis;
- an arm defining a third axis oriented perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis;
- a sleeve positioned on the arm and slidable along the arm in a direction parallel to the third axis;
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- a coupling mechanism configured to couple the arm to the upright, the coupling mechanism including
- a bracket coupled to the upright and movable in a direction parallel to the first axis, the bracket including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a third side extending between the first side and the second side, the first side, second side, and third side forming a pocket that at least partially encompasses the upright therein, an end of the first side including a first flange, an end of the second side including a second flange,
- a plate positioned between the bracket and the arm, wherein the plate is coupled to the arm and movable relative to the bracket in a direction parallel to the second axis, the plate abutting the first flange and the second flange, and
- wherein the plate includes a receptacle horizontally offset from center relative to the plate, and wherein the receptacle is configured to be coupled to the arm.
A fixture carrier for supporting a plumbing fixture, the fixture carrier comprising:
- an upright defining a first axis;
- a cross bar coupled to the upright and defining a second axis;
- an arm defining a third axis;
- a coupling mechanism configured to couple the arm to the upright, the coupling mechanism including a bracket removably coupled to the upright, a plate positioned between the bracket and the arm, and at least one fastener extending through the plate and the bracket, the fastener removably coupling the bracket to the plate;
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- wherein the bracket and plate are movable together relative to the upright in a first direction parallel to the first axis, wherein the plate is movable relative to the upright in a second direction parallel to the second axis, and wherein the bracket is shaped such that it can travel along the upright parallel to the first axis but is restricted from moving in a direction parallel to the second axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.