Shower arm mounting
AssigneeMoen Incorporated
InventorsJohn E. Bertrand, Michael A. Brattoli
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Abstract
A modular shower arm assembly for use in removably attaching a shower fixture to the unthreaded end of a pipe extending outwardly from a shower stall wall without affecting connection of the pipe to a water supply system behind the shower wall uses an adapter sleeve closely fitting over the pipe and located within a chamber in the shower arm water passage. There is a threaded fastener which extends from the top or upper surface of the shower arm, where it is normally unseen, to mount the sleeve and the shower arm to the pipe.
Claims3
A modular shower arm assembly for use in removably attaching a shower fixture to an unthreaded end of a pipe extending outwardly from a shower wall without affecting connection of the pipe to a water supply system behind the shower wall, said shower arm assembly including:
- a tubular shower arm adapted on one end thereof to mount a shower fixture, an adapter sleeve having an internal diameter adapted to provide a close, but sliding, fit on said pipe;
- said tubular shower arm having an internal water passage which includes a chamber sized to closely fit about the adapter sleeve exterior diameter and to locate the sleeve positively relative to the shower arm;
- a seal member located within said passage adjacent said adapter sleeve and in sealing contact with said passage and adapted to be in sealing contact with said pipe;
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- a threaded opening in said tubular shower arm on an upper exterior surface thereof, an arcuate slot in said adapter sleeve in alignment with said shower arm opening, a threaded fastener extending through said opening and slot and adapted to fix said shower arm and sleeve to said pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.