Apparatus for mounting curved rod
AssigneeMoen Incorporated
InventorAlan M. Bauer
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Abstract
A mounting assembly is used to mount a curved rod to a mounting surface. The mounting assembly includes a base, a guide and a cover. The base is fixed to the mounting surface by inserting screws through holes in the base and into the mounting surface. The guide fits around the base and can move along a length of the base. The cover is placed over the base and secured to the guide, such that the cover can also move along the length of the base. The mounting assembly interfaces with an end of the curved rod that approaches the mounting assembly at a given angle. Movement of the cover allows the mounting assembly to interface with ends of curved rods approaching the mounting assembly over a range of angles. The mounting assembly can include a shaft that is connected to the base and interfaces with the end of the curved rod.
Claims22
An apparatus for mounting a curved rod, the apparatus comprising:
- a base for securing to a mounting surface;
- and
- a cover for substantially covering the base on the mounting surface,
- wherein the base includes a pair of flanges extending from a surface thereof;
- wherein the cover includes an aperture;
- wherein the flanges extend substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base;
- wherein the flanges are separated by a distance greater than a diameter of an end of the curved rod;
- wherein the end of the curved rod extends through the aperture in the cover and interfaces with the flanges such that the curved rod can pivot relative to the base secured to the mounting surface;
- and
- wherein the aperture of the cover defines a plurality of mounting angles of the curved rod.
A curved rod assembly comprising:
- a curved rod;
- and
- a pair of mounting assemblies, each of the mounting assemblies including:
- a base for securing to a mounting surface;
- and
- a cover for substantially concealing the base on the mounting surface,
- wherein for each of the mounting assemblies:
- the base includes a pair of flanges extending from a surface thereof;
- the cover includes an aperture;
- the flanges extend substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base;
- the flanges are separated by a distance greater than a diameter of an end of the curved rod;
- one end of the curved rod extends through the aperture in the cover and interfaces with the flanges such that the curved rod can pivot relative to the base secured to the mounting surface;
- and
- the cover substantially conceals the base at a plurality of mounting angles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.