Snap-on fixture
AssigneeCaroma Industries Limited
InventorPaul S. Huxtable
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a concealed snap-on fixture for load bearing bathroom fittings such as soap holders and bathroom shelves. The fixture is a base plate (1) having upper outwardly curved surfaces (6) and lower downwardly directed ridges (7) which respectively engage corresponding parts (13, 14) in the bathroom fitting (2). The corresponding parts are an upper rearwardly directed curved surface (13) and a lower resiliently deformable protrusion (14).
Claims7
A snap-on fixture arrangement for a load bearing bathroom fitting, said arrangement comprising a base plate having at least one aperture through which a fastener passes to secure said base plate to a vertical surface of said bathroom, and an upper forwardly protruding curved bearing surface spaced apart from, and above, a downwardly directed ridge;
- and an outer member comprising said fitting, the inner surface of said outer member having an upper rearwardly directed curved surface and a lower resiliently deformable protrusion whereby said outer member can be engaged with said base plate by inter-engagement of said curved surfaces and said outer member pivoted to move said protrusion downwardly to snap over said ridge.
A fixture as claimed in claim 3 wherein one of said ridge is provided with a downwardly directed lug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.