Mounting apparatus for pieces of equipment especially fluid valves

A mounting apparatus for a piece of equipment, especially but not exclusively a shower mixing valve, comprising carrying means for a piece of equipment, said carrying means including a support member configured for securing to a support surface, a carrying member to hold a piece of equipment and a jacking device for the carrying member constituting an adjustment means enabling the piece of equipment to be suitably positioned relative to said support surface;

• said jacking device comprising a plurality of jacking units whereby the carrying member can be displaced in a normal direction relative to said support member each jacking unit comprising a threaded stud with a positioning nut device threadingly secured thereon and serving for support of the carrying member, each nut device including an abutment for the carrying member, the carrying member being configured for tilting on the nut devices of the jacking units so as to form an acute angle with said jacking units to cater for angular irregularities in the securing of said support member, and resilient means in the form of a compression spring located on each nut device between a larger diameter head part of the nut device and said carrying member so that said compression spring biases the carrying member into engagement with the abutment of the nut device whereby the carrying member can be positioned relative to the support member by positioning of the nut devices on their respective studs, said compression spring being deformable to cater for tilting of the carrying member on the jacking units.

A mounting assembly for mounting a fluid valve having a valve body with a valve stem projecting therefrom including a control element for controlling a valve setting, said assembly comprising a mounting apparatus for mounting said fluid valve in a desired position between a vertical base wall constituting a support surface and an apertured cover wall spaced from said base wall such that the valve stem projects through said aperture of the cover wall, said mounting apparatus comprising carrying means for the fluid valve, said carrying means including a support member configured for securing to said base wall at a location point, a carrying member to hold said fluid valve and a jacking device for the carrying member constituting an adjustment means enabling the fluid valve to be suitably positioned relative to said base wall;

• said jacking device comprising a plurality of jacking units whereby the carrying member can be displaced in a normal direction relative to said support member;
• each jacking unit comprising a threaded stud and a positioning nut device threadingly received on the threaded stud, the carrying member being located on the nut device, each nut device including an abutment for the carrying member, the carrying member being configured to tilt relative to the jacking units so as to form an acute angle with said jacking units to cater for angular irregularities in the securing of said support member, and resilient means in the form of a compression spring located between a larger diameter head part of the nut device and the carrying member to bias the carrying member into engagement with said abutment on the nut device of each jacking unit, said compression spring being deformable to cater for tilting of the carrying member, said assembly further including a cover plate for said aperture configured to be held against the cover wall by a nut on said valve stem.