Positioning structure for assembly of a water faucet plaquette
AssigneeCrescent Plumbing, Inc.
InventorShao-Ting Huang
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Abstract
A positioning structure for assembly of the water faucet plaquette has a plaquette having front face, a depressed back and a through-hole. The depressed back of the plaquette has a bent positioning claw. A wall permanent seat has a plaquette assembly surface, an abutting surface and a fixed portion. The fixed portion is positioned fixedly onto the wall. The plaquette assembly surface of the wall permanent seat is fitted with limit surfaces, which are aligned transversely with the positioning claw. A soft liner ring is fitted with at least two slots that are fitted onto the positioning claws. The limit surface has a pair of tabs and a vertical lug engaged with the position claw.
Claims6
A positioning assembly for a water faucet, the positioning assembly comprising:
- a plaquette defining a front face and a depressed back, said plaquette being a cover plate, said plaquette having a through-hole formed in a center thereof, said through-hole suitable for allowing the water faucet to pass therethrough;
- a plurality of positioning claws arranged adjacent to a periphery of said through-hole on said depressed back of said plaquette;
- a wall seat having a plaquette assembly surface and an abutting surface, said wall seat having at least one tap hole formed therethrough, said wall seat having a punch hole formed therethrough, said punch hole being aligned with said through-hole of said plaquette, said wall seat having a pair of limit surfaces extending outwardly of said plaquette assembly surface, each of said pair of limit surfaces having a tab extending transverse to a plane of said plaquette assembly surface and residing against an outer edge of at least one of said plurality of positioning claws so as to overlie the positioning claw, each of said pair of limit surfaces having a lug formed between and transverse to said pair of tabs, the lug received in a space between the positioning claw and said depressed back of said plaquette;
- at least one fastener respectively received in said at least one tap hole so as to fasten said abutting surface against a wall;
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- a liner ring formed of a soft material, said liner having a plurality of slots receiving said plurality of positioning claws therein, said liner ring interposed between an edge of said lug and a surface of the positioning claw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.