EP1130179A2 - Adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings - Google Patents
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- EP1130179A2 EP1130179A2 EP01300041A EP01300041A EP1130179A2 EP 1130179 A2 EP1130179 A2 EP 1130179A2 EP 01300041 A EP01300041 A EP 01300041A EP 01300041 A EP01300041 A EP 01300041A EP 1130179 A2 EP1130179 A2 EP 1130179A2
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
- E03C1/32—Holders or supports for basins
- E03C1/326—Holders or supports for basins resting on the floor
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
- E03D11/13—Parts or details of bowls; Special adaptations of pipe joints or couplings for use with bowls, e.g. provisions in bowl construction preventing backflow of waste-water from the bowl in the flushing pipe or cistern, provisions for a secondary flushing, for noise-reducing
- E03D11/16—Means for connecting the bowl to the floor, e.g. to a floor outlet
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- THIS INVENTION concerns adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings.
- Document GB-A-2315501 describes a mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings comprising a base plate which may be screwed or otherwise fixed to the floor surface, and having several upstanding formations each with an aperture to receive a screw introduced through an aligned aperture in the base region of the sanitary fitting.
- Such apparatus is design to match one type or model of sanitary fitting so that the apertures in the upstanding formations align accurately with the apertures in the fitting, and thus cannot be used universally with fittings of different manufacture, shape and size.
- the retaining member may be a separate bar of adjustable length slidably mounted with respect to the brackets.
- the apparatus can be fastened to the supporting surface in its correct position in advance of delivery of the sanitary fitting, which is particularly advantageous in large building projects such as housing estates, hotels and hospitals, resulting in greatly reduced installation time and cost.
- the apparatus may comprise three separate parts which may be manufactured as plastics mouldings. This is very convenient and economical for mass production.
- adjustable mounting apparatus for mounting a sanitary fitting is, in this embodiment, adapted for mounting a pedestal type toilet bowl 14.
- a toilet bowl has a supporting pedestal part which is supported by a wall 16 of ceramic material defining an internal and empty void 26.
- the bottom surface 12 of the wall 16 engages a floor surface 18 on which the bowl is mounted.
- the floor is rarely level.
- a plurality of fastening holes 5 (in this case two) are provided which extend through the wall 16 close it its bottom surface 12, and spaced apart around the circumference of the pedestal base region.
- an adjustable mounting apparatus comprises three separate components each formed by injection moulding of plastics material, and preferably white in colour for light reflective purposes.
- the components consist of two fixing brackets 2 and the retaining member in the form of a bar 4 of adjustable length.
- the components may be assembled by sliding the ends of the bar 4 into cut-out formations 32 on the underside of each fixing bracket 2.
- the cut-out 32 may be of dovetailed formation thus slidably to retain the bracket 2.
- the cut-outs 32 may extend part way across the width of each bracket 2 or alternatively may extend throughout its width.
- a further such mounting apparatus may be provided to align with the additional fixing holes.
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Description
- THIS INVENTION concerns adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings.
- For more than 100 years the traditional method of installing sanitary fittings such as a toilet bowl, bidet or pedestal wash basin is by attaching the fitting to the floor or other supporting surface, usually with screws. Due to the confined space, difficulty of position and awkwardness of fixing caused by the many different types and conditions of floor surfaces which they encounter, installers of such fittings do not like fixing sanitary products and like even less removing and replacing the same, a process which they believe should be relatively simple and straightforward.
- One difficulty arises from the use of conventional screws as effective fasteners. A fastener such as a wood screw is designed to tighten and secure correctly and effectively when two surfaces are pulled together making direct surface to surface contact and ideally without the aid of supplementary fixing devices such as masonry plugs and the like.
- The inherent design of the pedestal base or foot of a toilet, bidet or wash basin stand does not enable straightforward, effective and secure fixing to a floor surface owing to the fact that there is a large void between the floor surface and the countersunk aperture in the base region of the fitting. This void, combined with, in many cases, an uneven floor surface, and the fact that the sanitary fitting base surface is rarely exactly flat, creates stability and fixing problems which are both time consuming and costly.
- A further difficulty, particularly on cement and composite floors which are commonly used in modern constructions, is the almost impossible task of successfully and correctly lining up the angle of the hole to be drilled and plugged because the installer cannot see past the fitting and is thus working totally blind.
- Wooden floors, especially plywood, chipboard and other types of compressed wood products used in modern building, particularly in bathrooms and toilets, create other serious problems. After time, unless pre-treated correctly, such flooring can become softened by the ingress of atmospheric moisture or actual water splash. This problem is very prevalent in caravans and static homes where the interior atmosphere may be damp. Thus, it is not possible. to maintain or obtain a secure fixing for the sanitary fittings.
- In most countries, the waste is discharged through a P-bend or an S-bend on the toilet bowl which is then connected by a flexible coupling to a pipe leading to the external wall of the building to connect externally to a vertical waste pipe.
- Document GB-A-2315501 describes a mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings comprising a base plate which may be screwed or otherwise fixed to the floor surface, and having several upstanding formations each with an aperture to receive a screw introduced through an aligned aperture in the base region of the sanitary fitting. Such apparatus is design to match one type or model of sanitary fitting so that the apertures in the upstanding formations align accurately with the apertures in the fitting, and thus cannot be used universally with fittings of different manufacture, shape and size.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide apparatus by means of which the aforementioned problems are substantially avoided, and installation of a sanitary fitting can be achieved universally, accommodating different sanitary wear manufacturers' products.
- According to the present invention, there is provided, an adjustable mounting apparatus for a sanitary fitting, comprising two fixing brackets one or each of which is adjustably mounted with respect to the other on a retaining member, each bracket having at least one first formation for receiving at least one first fastener to enable the bracket to be secured to a supporting surface, and at least one second formation for receiving at least one second fastener to enable a sanitary fitting to be secured to the bracket, the apparatus being adapted to be located beneath, and concealed by, a part of the fitting to be mounted on the supporting surface.
- The retaining member may be a separate bar of adjustable length slidably mounted with respect to the brackets.
- This apparatus provides a great many advantages and benefits in its application. The major problems of creating a secure base for the fixing of a toilet bowl are immediately overcome. The assembled mounting apparatus is quickly and securely fastened to the supporting surface without the need to use the heavy and awkward-to-handle toilet bowl as a template. The apparatus is universally adaptable for the fixing of sanitary fittings of many different designs.
- Once the apparatus is secured to the supporting surface, attachment of the sanitary fitting is a simple, straightforward procedure. The apparatus has another exceptional advantage in that it facilitates simple, straightforward plumbing maintenance by allowing ready removal of the toilet bowl for maintenance, plumbing, decorating and the laying of new floor surfaces such as ceramic tiles. Upon completion of the maintenance work, the toilet bowl is simply replaced on the apparatus in exactly the same position, an advantage which is not attainable using traditional methods of fixing sanitary fittings.
- The apparatus can be fastened to the supporting surface in its correct position in advance of delivery of the sanitary fitting, which is particularly advantageous in large building projects such as housing estates, hotels and hospitals, resulting in greatly reduced installation time and cost.
- The apparatus may comprise three separate parts which may be manufactured as plastics mouldings. This is very convenient and economical for mass production.
- Typically, the first formation will comprise a plurality of holes or slots through which fasteners such as screws may be passed for attachment to the supporting surface. This arrangement permits a wide variety of fasteners to be used, to suit a particular installation.
- The second formation may be comprised of a plurality of holes, each having a plain bore, so that the fasteners, such as ordinary wood screws, will form their own thread.
- An embodiment of the invention will now be described in detail, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a mounting apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention;
- Fig. 2 is a part sectional elevation of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, having a toilet bowl mounted upon it;
- Fig. 3 is a plan view of a mounting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention;
- and Fig. 4 is part sectional elevation of the apparatus shown in Fig. 3 having a toilet bowl mounted upon it.
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- With reference to the drawings, adjustable mounting apparatus for mounting a sanitary fitting is, in this embodiment, adapted for mounting a pedestal
type toilet bowl 14. Such a toilet bowl has a supporting pedestal part which is supported by awall 16 of ceramic material defining an internal andempty void 26. Thebottom surface 12 of thewall 16 engages afloor surface 18 on which the bowl is mounted. The floor is rarely level. A plurality of fastening holes 5 (in this case two) are provided which extend through thewall 16 close it itsbottom surface 12, and spaced apart around the circumference of the pedestal base region. - In accordance with the invention an adjustable mounting apparatus comprises three separate components each formed by injection moulding of plastics material, and preferably white in colour for light reflective purposes. The components consist of two
fixing brackets 2 and the retaining member in the form of abar 4 of adjustable length. The components may be assembled by sliding the ends of thebar 4 into cut-out formations 32 on the underside of eachfixing bracket 2. The cut-out 32 may be of dovetailed formation thus slidably to retain thebracket 2. The cut-outs 32 may extend part way across the width of eachbracket 2 or alternatively may extend throughout its width. - It will be seen that the
bar 4 is notched as at 24 throughout much of its length which can thus be adjusted by snapping off the unwanted end regions of thebar 4 so that the assembled apparatus is adjusted to its required overall length thus to fit closely within and extend fully across the base of thetoilet bowl 14 as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. - Each
bracket 2 consists of a first formation in the form of abase plate 22 having a pair of elongatedspaced slots 6 therein for receiving a fastener such as awood screw 8 for attachment of the brackets to thefloor 18. If required,further screws 20 may be inserted through a central region of thebar 4 again for attachment to thefloor 18. Theslots 6 afford limited linear adjustment of eachbracket 2 with respect to thebar 4 to provide fine adjustments of the overall width or length of the apparatus so that it may match exactly, the internal dimensions of the base region of the toilet bowl pedestal. - Each
bracket 2 further comprises a second formation in the form of anupstanding boss 28 defining an array of inclinedplain bores 10 which when the apparatus is assembled with a pedestal shall enable at least one of thebores 10 in eachboss 28 to become aligned with anadjacent fastening hole 5 extending through thewall 16 of the pedestal in its base region. Thus,screws 30 may be inserted through theholes 5 to become threadedly engaged within the most adjacent of thebores 10 in thebosses 28. - In use, to install a toilet bowl using the mounting apparatus of the invention, a first step is to establish a predetermined correct position for the mounting apparatus on the
floor 18. This may be achieved by marking on the floor surface a predetermined distance from the inner surface of the external wall through which the waste pipe is to pass. - Next, the assembled mounting apparatus which is first adjusted in size to match the toilet bowl is placed in position and secured by
screws - The
toilet bowl 14 is then placed over the pre-fixed mounting apparatus and connected via a flexible coupling to a pipe leading through the external wall of the building to connect externally to a vertical waste pipe. When these connections have been made thetoilet bowl 14 is finally fixed and secured by insertingscrews 30 throughholes 5 into theholes 10 of the mounting apparatus. The screws form their own threads by displacing the plastics material of thebrackets 2. - It will be appreciated that the apparatus may be used to secure other types of sanitary fittings such as a bidet or a pedestal wash basin. Any variation in the width or other dimensions of individual sanitary fittings is accommodated by the sliding engagement of the
brackets 2 on thebar 4, and the overall length adjustment of the latter. The provision of the array ofbores 10 in the fixing brackets ensure that there will always be alignment of at least one bore with eachfixing hole 5 of the fitting. Still further slight adjustment may be accommodated if necessary by releasing one or both of thescrews 8 in one or both of the brackets and moving same before re-tightening in a different position. - Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4 a different arrangement of the
bores 10 may be provided such that they extend towards the side walls of thebosses 28 in order to align with thefixing holes 5 of a different kind of pedestal where these holes are provided adjacent the bottom end of an upright wall formation. - When it is required to install a pedestal having more than two
fixing holes 5, a further such mounting apparatus may be provided to align with the additional fixing holes.
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- Adjustable mounting apparatus for a sanitary fitting, comprising two fixing brackets one or each of which is adjustably mounted with respect to the other on a retaining member, each bracket having at least one first formation for receiving at least one first fastener to enable the bracket to be secured to a supporting surface, and at least one second formation for receiving at least one second fastener to enable a sanitary fitting to be secured to the bracket, the apparatus being adapted to be located beneath and concealed by a part of the fitting to be mounted on the supporting surface.
- Adjustable mounting apparatus according to Claim 1, in which the retaining member is a separate bar of adjustable length slidably mounted with respect to the brackets.
- Adjustable mounting apparatus according to Claim 1, in which the brackets are formed from plastics.
- Adjustable mounting apparatus according to any preceding claim, in which the or each first formation comprises an aperture through which a first fastener may be passed to connect with the supporting surface.
- Adjustable mounting apparatus according to any preceding claim, in which the or each second formation comprises a plurality of holes in a selected one of which a second fastener can be received and retained therein.
- Adjustable mounting apparatus according to Claim 5, in which each hole has a plain bore to receive a screw threadedly engaged therein.
- Adjustable mounting apparatus according to any preceding claim, in which the or each second formation is provided on an upstanding boss such that the second formation has a part located above the level of the supporting surface.
- Adjustable mounting apparatus according to Claim 2, in which the bar includes a plurality of snap-off formations for adjustment of its length.
- Adjustable mounting apparatus according to Claim 2 or Claim 8, in which the bar is slidably located in recesses within the brackets.
- A sanitary installation comprising a sanitary fitting in combination with adjustable mounting apparatus according to any preceding claim, in which the adjustable mounting apparatus is secured to a supporting surface, and the sanitary fitting is secured to the adjustable mounting apparatus.
- A sanitary installation according to Claim 10, in which a sealing means is provided to form a liquid-tight seal between the sanitary fitting and the supporting surface.
- A sanitary installation according to Claim 10 or Claim 11, in which the sanitary fitting is a toilet bowl or a bidet, or a hand wash basin.
- A method of installing a sanitary fitting comprising the steps of securing to a supporting surface adjustable mounting apparatus according to any one of Claims 1 to 9; securing the sanitary fitting to the adjustable mounting apparatus; and connecting the sanitary fitting to water supply and waste services.
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GB0002471 | 2000-02-04 | ||
GB0002471A GB0002471D0 (en) | 2000-02-04 | 2000-02-04 | Universal adjustable fixing apparatus for sanitary fixings |
GB0004864 | 2000-02-22 | ||
GB0004864A GB2348650B (en) | 2000-02-22 | 2000-02-22 | Adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fixings |
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EP1130179A2 true EP1130179A2 (en) | 2001-09-05 |
EP1130179A3 EP1130179A3 (en) | 2002-03-06 |
EP1130179B1 EP1130179B1 (en) | 2005-07-06 |
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EP01300041A Expired - Lifetime EP1130179B1 (en) | 2000-02-04 | 2001-01-04 | Adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings |
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WO2008145820A1 (en) * | 2007-05-30 | 2008-12-04 | Otsoson Oy | Wc bowl and mounting base |
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GB2315501A (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1998-02-04 | Frederick Donnelly | Mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings |
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GB2315501A (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1998-02-04 | Frederick Donnelly | Mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings |
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EA016110B1 (en) * | 2007-05-30 | 2012-02-28 | Матти Оллила | Wc bowl and mounting base |
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