EP0458840A1 - A snap-on fixture. - Google Patents

A snap-on fixture.

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Publication number
EP0458840A1
EP0458840A1 EP90903299A EP90903299A EP0458840A1 EP 0458840 A1 EP0458840 A1 EP 0458840A1 EP 90903299 A EP90903299 A EP 90903299A EP 90903299 A EP90903299 A EP 90903299A EP 0458840 A1 EP0458840 A1 EP 0458840A1
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Prior art keywords
fixture
outer member
ridge
base plate
protrusion
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0458840B1 (en
EP0458840A4 (en
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Paul Stewart Huxtable
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Caroma Industries Ltd
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Caroma Industries Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K5/00—Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste, or the like
    • A47K5/02—Soap boxes or receptables
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K1/00—Wash-stands; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K1/08—Accessories for toilet tables, e.g. glass plates, supports therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K2201/00—Details of connections of bathroom accessories, e.g. fixing soap or towel holder to a wall
    • A47K2201/02—Connections to a wall mounted support

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  • the present invention relates to concealed fixtures and, in particular, to a snap-on concealed fixture arrangement for load bearing bathroom fittings.
  • BACKGROUNDART Load bearing bathroom fittings such as soap holders, bathroom shelves, towel racks, bath robe hooks, and the like must be secured to a vertical surface of a bathroom. It is highly desirable if the fitting can be arranged ' ith a concealed fixture so that the fasteners used to connect the fitting to the vertical surface cannot be seen. This is particularly advantageous in bathroom fittings because the humid atmosphere of the bathroom often leads to corrosion, or discolouration, of metal fasteners. It is also preferable if all the parts of the fittings can be moulded from plastics material.
  • a snap-on fixture arrangement for a load bearing bathroom fitting 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, 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.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective, partly sectional view of a soap holder or shower shelf in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view during installation
  • Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the assembled fitting
  • Fig. 4 is a rear perspective view of the two inter-engaged parts.
  • the fitting comprises two parts, a base plate 1 and an outer member 2.
  • the base plate 1 has a pair of spaced apart apertures 3 arranged to each receive one of a corresponding pair of fasteners 4 by which means the base plate 1 can be secured to a vertical surface 5 (Figs. 2 and 3).
  • the base plate 1 is provided with two forwardly protruding curved bearing surfaces 6 as its upper extremities and two downwardly directed ridges 7 as its lower extremities.
  • curved bearing surfaces 6 Preferably located intermediate the curved surfaces 6 and ridges 7 are a pair of load bearing bosses 8 which are generally rectangular in shape. However, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1 the bosses 8 can be deleted or be of reduced height if desired.
  • the outer member 2 is provided with a shelf 11 which extends outwardly and an inner surface 12 which faces towards the base plate 1 as best seen in Fig. 2.
  • the outer member 2 is provided with a recess 13 having a rearwardly directed curved surface whilst along the lower edge of the outer member 2 there is provided a hook-shaped protrusion 14.
  • the base plate 1 is first secured to the vertical surface 5.
  • the recess 13 is engaged with the curved surfaces 6 whilst the shelf 11 is inclined upwardly above the horizontal.
  • the outer member 2 is pivoted in a clock-wise direction as viewed in Fig. 2 so as to engage the protrusion 14 over the ridges 7. This is the position illustrated in Fig. 3.
  • the bosses 8 can be dimensioned to bear on the inner surface 12 and thereby provide additional support to counteract any torque created by objects placed on the shelf 11.
  • the side edges 16 (only one of which is illustrated in Fig. 2) extend rearwardly of the inner surface 12.
  • the side edges 16 cover the base plate 2 from view when viewed in the direction opposite to Figs. 2 and 3 thereby providing for a completely concealed fixture.
  • a small gap 15 is provided between the vertical surface 5 and protrusion 14 into which a screwdriver, or like device, can be inserted in order to disengage the protrusion 14 and ridges 7. This enables the fixture to be detached from the vertical surface 5 if desired.
  • the gap 15 is ordinarily hidden from view by the shelf 11 and protrusion 14.
  • one of the protrusions 14 is provided with a narrow locating slot 17 which mates with the corresponding one of a small lug 18 provided on each the ridges 7. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that since the ridges 7 and protrusions 14 are provided with the same profile, after engagement of the plate 1 and outer member 2, some mechanism should be provided to prevent the possibility of the outer member sliding horizontally (I.e. into and out of the page as illustrated in Fig. 3). This mechanism preferably takes the form of the positioning of the lug 18 in the locating slot 17.

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Supports Or Holders For Household Use (AREA)
  • Sheet Holders (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
  • Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
  • Connection Of Plates (AREA)

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).

Description

ASNAP-ONFIXTURE
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to concealed fixtures and, in particular, to a snap-on concealed fixture arrangement for load bearing bathroom fittings.
BACKGROUNDART Load bearing bathroom fittings such as soap holders, bathroom shelves, towel racks, bath robe hooks, and the like must be secured to a vertical surface of a bathroom. It is highly desirable if the fitting can be arranged' ith a concealed fixture so that the fasteners used to connect the fitting to the vertical surface cannot be seen. This is particularly advantageous in bathroom fittings because the humid atmosphere of the bathroom often leads to corrosion, or discolouration, of metal fasteners. It is also preferable if all the parts of the fittings can be moulded from plastics material.
SUMMARYOFTHEINVENTION According to the present invention there is disclosed 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, 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. DESCRIPTIONOFTHEDRAWINGS
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings in which: Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective, partly sectional view of a soap holder or shower shelf in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view during installation, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the assembled fitting, and Fig. 4 is a rear perspective view of the two inter-engaged parts.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION As best seen in Fig. 1, the fitting comprises two parts, a base plate 1 and an outer member 2.
The base plate 1 has a pair of spaced apart apertures 3 arranged to each receive one of a corresponding pair of fasteners 4 by which means the base plate 1 can be secured to a vertical surface 5 (Figs. 2 and 3).
The base plate 1 is provided with two forwardly protruding curved bearing surfaces 6 as its upper extremities and two downwardly directed ridges 7 as its lower extremities. Preferably located intermediate the curved surfaces 6 and ridges 7 are a pair of load bearing bosses 8 which are generally rectangular in shape. However, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1 the bosses 8 can be deleted or be of reduced height if desired.
The outer member 2 is provided with a shelf 11 which extends outwardly and an inner surface 12 which faces towards the base plate 1 as best seen in Fig. 2. Along its upper edge, the outer member 2 is provided with a recess 13 having a rearwardly directed curved surface whilst along the lower edge of the outer member 2 there is provided a hook-shaped protrusion 14. As best illustrated in Fig. 2, the base plate 1 is first secured to the vertical surface 5. Then the recess 13 is engaged with the curved surfaces 6 whilst the shelf 11 is inclined upwardly above the horizontal. Then the outer member 2 is pivoted in a clock-wise direction as viewed in Fig. 2 so as to engage the protrusion 14 over the ridges 7. This is the position illustrated in Fig. 3.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in the engaged position illustrated in Fig. 3, the bosses 8 can be dimensioned to bear on the inner surface 12 and thereby provide additional support to counteract any torque created by objects placed on the shelf 11.
Furthermore, as best seen in Fig.' 2, the side edges 16 (only one of which is illustrated in Fig. 2) of the outer member 2 extend rearwardly of the inner surface 12. Thus the side edges 16 cover the base plate 2 from view when viewed in the direction opposite to Figs. 2 and 3 thereby providing for a completely concealed fixture.
As best illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, a small gap 15 is provided between the vertical surface 5 and protrusion 14 into which a screwdriver, or like device, can be inserted in order to disengage the protrusion 14 and ridges 7. This enables the fixture to be detached from the vertical surface 5 if desired. The gap 15 is ordinarily hidden from view by the shelf 11 and protrusion 14.
As seen in Fig. 4, in addition to the gap 15, one of the protrusions 14 is provided with a narrow locating slot 17 which mates with the corresponding one of a small lug 18 provided on each the ridges 7. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that since the ridges 7 and protrusions 14 are provided with the same profile, after engagement of the plate 1 and outer member 2, some mechanism should be provided to prevent the possibility of the outer member sliding horizontally (I.e. into and out of the page as illustrated in Fig. 3). This mechanism preferably takes the form of the positioning of the lug 18 in the locating slot 17.
The foregoing describes only one embodiment of the present invention and modifications, obvious to those skilled in the art, can be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. 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 ower 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.
2. A fixture arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base plate is generally H-shaped in configuration, each upright of said H having said forwardly protruding curved bearing surface at its upper end and said downwardly directed ridge at its lower end and said outer member is provided with a pair of said upper rearwardly directed curved surfaces and a pair of said lower protrusions.
3. A fixture as claimed in claim 2 wherein at least one said ridge is provided with a downwardly directed lug.
4. A fixture as claimed in claim 3 wherein one of said lower protrusions is provided with a locating slot to receive said lug.
5. A fixture as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein said base plate is provided with a forwardly protruding load bearing boss located between said upper curved bearing surface and said downwardly directed ridge, said boss being dimensioned to bear of the inner surface of said outer member with said ridge and protrusion engaged.
6. A fixture as claimed in claim 1 wherein said outer member has a peripheral side edge which abuts said bathroom vertical surface with said ridge and protrusion engaged to thereby substantially conceal said base plate from view.
7. A fixture as claimed in claim 1 wherein the or each protrusion is dimensioned to form a gap between said protrusion and said bathroom vertcal surface with said ridge and protrusion engaged.
EP90903299A 1989-02-16 1990-02-09 A snap-on fixture Expired - Lifetime EP0458840B1 (en)

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AUPJ277989 1989-02-16
AUPJ2779/89 1989-02-16
PCT/AU1990/000056 WO1990009135A1 (en) 1989-02-16 1990-02-09 A snap-on fixture

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EP0458840A1 true EP0458840A1 (en) 1991-12-04
EP0458840A4 EP0458840A4 (en) 1992-05-20
EP0458840B1 EP0458840B1 (en) 1994-11-02

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MY (1) MY107360A (en)
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CH579897A5 (en) * 1975-01-30 1976-09-30 Bodenschatz R Ag Connecting objects to walls - using anchor piece with inclined side sections and holder with flaps coordinated to side section edges
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