Towel bar with escutcheons
AssigneeCustom Hardware Mfg. Inc.
InventorJoseph Hendrickson
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Abstract
An escutcheon for use with a clamping assembly to mounting a device to a surface. The escutcheon is placed over an exposed fastener for connecting the two clamping members once connected on opposite sides of the surface. The cover member is an escutcheon for covering direct sight of the fastening member from that side.
Claims17
A mounting assembly for clamping the device to a surface comprising:
- a mounting pad adapted for abutment with one side of the surface;
- a mounting portion on the device adapted for abutment with the opposite side of the surface;
- a fastener adapted for insertion through the mounting pad, an aperture in the surface, and into the mounting portion on the device;
- a cover member adapted to be mounted over an exposed portion of the fastener on the mounting pad when the mounting assembly is assembled.
An escutcheon for use with a clamping assembly for mounting a device to a surface, comprising:
- (a) a relatively thin in cross section member;
- (b) cover member adapted to be mounted on the clamp assembly to cover fastening components from sight.
A method of mounting a device to the surface by having clamping members on opposite sides of the surface and attaching the clamping members with a fastener having a portion exposed to view, comprising:
- after assembly covering the exposed portion of the fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.