Escutcheon for recessed plumbing fixture
AssigneeFriedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik GmbH & Co.
InventorJurgen Humpert
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Abstract
A plumbing fixture that is recessed in a wall and that has a part projecting through a hole in the wall is provided with an escutcheon having a main plate shaped to fit around the part flatly against the wall and to cover the hole, at least one fastener engageable through the main plate with the fixture to press the plate against the wall, a cover plate fittable on the main plate over the fastener, and formations integrally formed with the plates and securing the plates together. The main plate has an outer periphery provided with a soft seal ring engaging the wall. In addition the main plate has inward of its outer periphery a central recess in which the cover plate is received. The formations include pins unitarily formed on the cover plate and complementary seats unitarily formed in the main plate.
Claims6
In combination with a plumbing fixture that is recessed in a wall and that has a part projecting through a hole in the wall, an escutcheon comprising:
- a main plate shaped to fit around the part flatly against the wall and to cover the hole;
- at least one fastener engageable through the main plate with the fixture to press the plate against the wall;
- a cover plate formed with an inner face and an outer face and fittable on the main plate over the fastener with the inner face confronting the main plate, the cover plate being formed with at least one opening through which the part of the fixture projects;
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- formations integrally formed with the plates for securing the plates together, the formations including
- a plurality of pins formed unitarily with the inner face of the cover plate and projecting inwardly therefrom, and
- respective complementary seats receiving the pins and unitarily formed in the main plate, the outer face having a continuous surface except for the opening.
In combination with a plumbing fixture that is recessed in a wall and that has a part projecting through a hole in the wall, an escutcheon comprising:
- inner and outer main plates juxtaposed with each other and of similar shape, the inner plate fitting around the part flatly against the wall for covering the hole and formed with
- an outer periphery provided with a soft seal ring engaging the wall, and
- a central region broken out for use of the inner main plate as a spacer ring between the outer main plate and the wall;
- at least one fastener engageable through the main plates with the fixture to press the plates against the wall;
- a cover plate fittable on the main plate over the fastener;
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- formations integrally formed with the cover and main plates for securing the plates together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.