Fixture-ready block
OwnerJohn Clinton Carterinventor
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Abstract
Brick or block walls are often constructed before fixtures, such as faucets, are installed. Sometimes this occurs because the fixture has not yet been selected, or because an installation location for the fixture is unknown. Thus, workers often need to modify the wall to receive fixtures once selected. However, other times, a builder may know where a fixture should be installed, and the type of fixture it will be. In these instances, a fixture-ready block may be selected based on the type and location of the fixture and installed at the proper location when the wall is built. The block may have apertures with dimensions selected based on a fixture that will be installed in the block. This may eliminate the need to drill or bore through the wall after it is finished in order to install the fixture.
Claims18
A block for locating a plumbing fixture comprising:
- an exterior side aperture, wherein a midpoint of the exterior side aperture is located at a first distance from a bottom side of the block;
- an interior side aperture, wherein a midpoint of the interior side aperture is located at a second distance from a bottom side of the block, wherein the first distance is less than the second distance;
- a volume between the exterior side aperture and the interior side aperture;
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- a plurality of recesses on a top surface of the block for receiving a bonding material.
A block for locating a plumbing fixture comprising:
- an exterior side aperture;
- an interior side aperture, wherein one or more of the exterior side aperture and the interior side aperture is threaded;
- a plurality of recesses disposed upon a top side of the block;
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- a channel extending between the exterior side aperture and the interior side aperture.
A method of locating a plumbing fixture, the method comprising:
- providing a block configured to receive and hold the plumbing fixture, the block comprising:
- an exterior side aperture, wherein a midpoint of the exterior side aperture is located at a first distance from a bottom side of the block;
- an interior side aperture, wherein a midpoint of the interior side aperture is located at a second distance from a bottom side of the block, wherein the first distance is less than the second distance;
- a plurality of recesses on a top surface of the block for receiving a bonding material;
- providing the plumbing fixture and a piping;
- passing at least a portion of the plumbing fixture through the exterior side aperture;
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- securing an exterior side of the plumbing fixture to an exterior side of the block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.