Adjustable Tub/Shower Valve Mounting Fixture and Method
OwnerDavid K. Pompianinventor
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Abstract
A mounting fixture for a shower valve adjustably positions the shower valve in depth and angular orientation with respect to a finished wall surface, even after the shower valve has been plumbed or roughed in.
Claims20
A mounting fixture for mounting a shower valve in a wall structure and for permitting adjustment of the depth and angular orientation of the shower valve relative to a finished wall surface connected to the wall structure, comprising:
- a base unit adapted to be attached to the wall structure at a fixed distance and orientation from the finished wall surface;
- a mounting unit connected with the base unit at an adjustable position between the base unit and the finished wall surface, the mounting unit adapted to retain the shower valve;
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- at least one adjustment device connected between the base unit and the mounting unit and accessible from the exterior of the finished wall surface and operative to move the mounting unit relative to the base unit to adjust the shower valve in depth and angular orientation relative to the finished wall surface.
A method of mounting a shower valve in a wall structure and permitting adjustment of the depth and angular orientation of the shower valve relative to a finished wall surface connected to the wall structure, comprising:
- attaching the shower valve to a mounting unit;
- adjusting the mounting unit with the attached shower valve in depth and angular orientation relative to the finished wall surface to adjust the position of the shower valve relative to the finished wall surface;
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- accomplishing the adjustment of the mounting unit from the exterior of the finished wall within an opening formed in the finished wall surrounding the shower valve.
A method of mounting and adjusting the position of a shower valve between a pair of studs using a mounting fixture having a mounting unit selectively movable with respect to a base unit, the shower valve including a reference surface for alignment with a surface of a finished wall which attaches to the studs, comprising:
- rigidly attaching the shower valve to the mounting unit;
- rigidly attaching the base unit of the mounting fixture to the pair of studs;
- establishing a reference plane where the finished wall surface is intended to be located prior to attachment of the finished wall to the studs;
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- establishing an initial distance between the base and mounting units so that the reference surface is flush with the reference plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.