US 2015/0083236 A1 · ESCUTCHEON

Abstract

An escutcheon or wall flange to receive a pipe, conduit, cable or like member has an outer periphery, and an inner periphery or a definable inner periphery to bear on the intended pipe. The escutcheon or flange is of a flexible material limited as to its flex outwardly of the inner periphery, or definable inner periphery, by a profile feature and/or a thickness increase. The escutcheon may also be of a flexible material limited as to its flex outwardly in the radial direction of the inner periphery by a profile feature of the face to be concealed in use or profile features of the face to be concealed in use. The escutcheon may also include one or more sacrificial or tear away portions for accommodating different sized pipe.

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Dependent claims

An escutcheon to receive a pipe, conduit, cable or like member, the escutcheon moulded as a unitary component, the escutcheon comprising:

an outer periphery, and
an inner periphery or a definable inner periphery to bear on an intended pipe, conduit cable or the like member,
wherein the escutcheon is of a flexible material limited as to its flex outwardly of the inner periphery, or definable inner periphery, by a profile feature, and wherein said outer periphery or a zone of said outer periphery is supported by the, or one or more additional, profile feature(s), the profile feature(s) comprising a raised rib or band of material to provide reinforcing at the, or one or more additional, particular radial distance(s).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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