GB2475504A

GB2475504A - Backing mounted behind a wall mounted device

Info

Publication number: GB2475504A
Application number: GB0920301A
Authority: GB
Inventors: David Midgley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-11-20
Filing date: 2009-11-20
Publication date: 2011-05-25
Anticipated expiration: 2029-11-20
Also published as: GB2475504B; GB0920301D0

Abstract

A backing mounted behind a wall mounted device comprises either a flat backing mounted against a single wall or in a corner against adjacent walls and is of a size and shape so as to provide neat edges for decorating up to (i.e. there is no need to decorate the wall behind the device). The wall mounted device may be a radiator or security detector. The backing may be an insulated or infra-red reflected sheet and may have at least some rolled edges 1. A coverable 3 recessed portion 2 may receive pipes. Radiator supporting brackets 4 may be mounted on the backing. A removable rolled edge and a spacer 3 (fig 2B) may be provided at the top of the backing so that a radiator shelf (1) may be fitted over the top of the radiator. The shelf may be adjustable so that it can be urged against or away from the wall. A compressible material (1, fig 3) with a sticky surface may be provided on the backing to allow for unevenness in the wall and attachment to the wall. The corner option (fig 4) may comprise of two planar sheets designed to fit in a corner.

Description

Title: Backing for Radiators etc.

Introduction

It is a common practice for people to go to great lengths to tidily decorate behind radiators and wall-mounted security detectors. With a radiator they may drain the system, drop the radiator away from the wall and replace it when the decorating is done, before refilling the system. With a security detector they may have to open the detector, tape down an anti-tamper switch, and cancel the sounding alarm, before taking the device off the wall.

Both these procedures are complicated and daunting and many just bodge the job instead.

This invention is based on the realization that all this can be avoided by the simple idea of providing a suitable backing which is fitted to the wall behind the radiator etc. Thus is provided: A backing to be mounted flush against a wall, either flat or in a corner, which, in use, will lie behind a wall-mounted device and is proportioned and shaped so as to provide a neat edge for decorating up to.

A method of mounting a device on a wall, which method comprises providing a backing to be mounted flush against the wall, either flat or in a corner, which, in use, will lie behind the device and is proportioned and shaped so as to provide a neat edge for decorating up to.

The Drawings Figure 1 shows the invention as applied to a radiator.

Figure 2a shows an alternative arrangement where the top edge is arranged to support a radiator shelf.

Figure 2b shows a rod arrangement for fixing the shelf.

Figure 3 shows the rear of the backing.

Figure 4 shows the invention as applied to a security detector.

Detailed description

Figure 1 shows the invention as applied to a radiator. It shows a substantially planar sheet of material which may be both insulating and JR reflecting so that the performance of the radiator may be improved. The edges 1 may be rolled and the dimensions of the sheet may be such that the radiator will hide the edges unless the viewer is close to it. A recessed portion 2, may provide a channel for pipe-work, which channel may be covered (3) after the pipe-work has been installed or, indeed, during installation. In either case, as long as the pipe-work is firmly held in the recess, by the cover or by a separate clipping arrangement, it may facilitate completion of the plumbing. Both with and without a recess the lower part of the backing may sit on top of the skirting-board. Brackets 4 may be provided on the sheet to mount the radiator, although it may be preferable to mount separate brackets by drilling though the sheet into an appropriate part of the wall. In this latter case it will be advantageous if either markings or pre-drilled holes are provided to facilitate the positioning of the brackets on the backing. Alternatively slots may be provided in the backing so that the brackets can pass through to be fitted directly onto the wall. It is clear that, if the radiator is in a fixed relation with respect to the backing and therefore with the pipe-work in the recess, some standard pre-bent pipe-work may be employed to join the two.

It is clear that if suitable slots extending from the bottom of the backing are provided it may be fitted behind an already fitted radiator, the slots passing over the brackets.

Figure 2a shows an alternative arrangement where the top edge, instead of being rolled, is arranged to support a radiator shelf 1. Lugs (not shown) on the radiator shelf may be arranged to engage with cut-outs 2 in the backing and screws 3 provided to lock the shelf in place. Many other fixing arrangements are possible. The backing, as the shelf should be above the radiator by a few centimetres, may be extended upwards by this amount but it is possible that a rolled edge may be removable and a spacer 3 provided between the backing and the shelf 1 -Figure 2b. Thus retro-fitting a shelf would be possible. In either case the horizontal position of the shelf should be adjustable so that it can be urged against the wall to leave the smallest possible gap. Figure 2b shows, as an example, a rod arrangement for fixing the shelf, the rods passing through the spacer 3 into the backing and through holes in the shelf as shown. The section through X-X' shows that at the rear of the shelf the holes are extended downwards to form a slot so that the shelf can be urged against the wall. Once again many other fixing arrangements are possible.

Figure 3 shows the rear of the backing where a compressible material in the form of a strip I is shown at or near the edges of the backing. This is to help conformity with the wall if it is uneven (some flexibility of the backing would help counter larger scale unevenness). If only near rather than at the edge this strip may be such that it provides a base for some sort of filler to be injected or otherwise put into the gap between the backing and the wall. The strip may sticky and, for example, of the type where a peel-off layer is removed before the backing is applied to the wall, It is recognised that this stickiness may just serve as an aid to assembly and that the backing may well need screwing to the wall to properly perform its function. It is also recognised that, instead of being just a strip near the edge, the compressible material may be of many different forms, including a form covering most or all of the rear of the backing.

Figure 4 shows the invention as applied to a security detector. It shows an arrangement of either two planar sheets I of material or a single moulding designed to fit into a corner. The edges may be rolled and the dimensions of the sheets or moulding may be such that the detector will hide the edge unless the viewer is close to it. As in the case of the radiator a compressible strip may be provided, at least, near the edges of the backing as a base for some sort of filler. A projection 2 may be provided to mount the detector. The angle of the projection may be adjustable to direct the detector appropriately.

Claims

Claims: 1. A backing to be mounted flush against a wall, either flat or in a corner, which, in use, will lie behind a wall-mounted device and is proportioned and shaped so as to provide neat edges for decorating up to.
2. A backing as in claim 1 proportioned and shaped so as to provide neat edges for decorating up to a radiator.
3. A backing as in claim 2 made of a sheet of insulating material.
4. A backing as in claim 2 made of a sheet of IR reflecting material.
5. A backing as in claim 2 where at least some of the edges are rolled.
6. A backing as in claim 2 where the dimensions of the sheet are such that the radiator will hide at least some of the edges unless the viewer is close to it.
7. A backing as in claim 2 with a recessed portion at the bottom to provide a coverable channel for pipe-work.
8. A backing as in claim 2 where brackets are provided on the backing to mount a radiator.
9. A backing as in claim 2 where the top edge is arranged to support a radiator shelf.
10. A backing as in claim 9 where the backing extends above the level of the radiator so that when the shelf is fitted it will have a sufficient clearance over the top of the radiator.
II. A backing as in claim 9 where a rolled edge may be removable and a spacer provided between the backing and the shelf so that when the shelf is fitted it will have a sufficient clearance over the top of the radiator.
12. A backing as in claim 9 where the horizontal position of the shelf is adjustable so that it can be urged against the wall to leave the smallest possible gap.
13. A backing as in claim 2 where a compressible material is provided on the surface of the backing which will be attached to the wall.
14. A backing as in claim 13 where the compressible material is in the form of a strip near at least some of the edges of the backing.
15. A backing as in claim 13 where the compressible material is sticky on the side which will be attached to the wall.
16. A backing as in claim 15 where the sticky part is of the type where a peel-off layer is removed before the backing is applied to the wall.
17. A backing as in claim 1 proportioned and shaped so as to provide a neat edge for decorating up to a security detector.
18. A backing as in claim 17 comprising two planar sheets of material designed to fit into a corner.
19. A backing as in claim 17 comprising a single moulding designed to fit into a corner.
20. A backing as in claim 17 where the lower edges and/or side edges are rolled.
21. A backing as in claim 17 where the dimensions are such that the security detector will hide the edges unless the viewer is close to it.
22. A backing as in claim 17 where a compressible material is provided on the surface of the backing which will be attached to the wall.
23. A backing as in claim 22 where the compressible material is in the form of a strip near at least some of the edges of the backing.
24. A backing as in claim 22 where the compressible material is sticky on the side which will be attached to the wall.
25. A backing as in claim 24 where the sticky part is of the type where a peel-off layer is removed before the backing is applied to the wall.
26. A method of mounting a device on a wall, which method comprises providing a backing to be mounted flush against the wall, either flat or in a corner, which, in use, will lie behind the device and is proportioned and shaped so as to provide a neat edge for decorating up to.
27. A method as in claim 26 where the backing is proportioned and shaped so as to provide neat edges for decorating up to a radiator.
28. A method as in claim 27 where the backing is made of a sheet of insulating material.
29. A method as in claim 27 where the backing is made of a sheet of IR reflecting material.
30. A method as in claim 27 where at least some of the edges are rolled.
31. A method as in claim 27 where the dimensions of the sheet are such that the radiator will hide at least some of the edges unless the viewer is close to it.
32. A method as in claim 27 where the backing is provided with a recessed portion at the bottom to provide a coverable channel for pipe-work.
33. A method as in claim 27 where brackets are provided on the backing to mount a radiator.
34. A method as in claim 27 where is where the top edge of the backing is arranged to support a radiator shelf.
35. A method as in claim 34 where the backing extends above the level of the radiator so that when the shelf is fitted it will have a sufficient clearance over the top of the radiator.
36. A backing as in claim 34 where a rolled edge may be removable and a spacer provided between the backing and the shelf so that when the shelf is fitted it will have a sufficient clearance over the top of the radiator.
37. A backing as in claim 34 where the horizontal position of the shelf is adjustable so that it can be urged against the wall to leave the smallest possible gap.
38. A method as in claim 27 where a compressible material is provided on the surface of the backing which will be attached to the wall.
39. A method as in claim 38 where the compressible material is in the form of a strip near at least some of the edges of the backing.
40. A method as in claim 38 where the compressible material is sticky on the side which will be attached to the wall.
41. A method as in claim 40 where the sticky part is of the type where a peel-off layer is removed before the backing is applied to the wall.
42. A method as in claim 26 where the backing is proportioned and shaped so as to provide a neat edge for decorating up to a security detector.
43. A method as in claim 42 where the backing comprises two planar sheets of material designed to fit into a corner
44. A method as in claim 42 where the backing comprises a single moulding designed to fit into a corner
45. A method as in claim 42 where the lower edges are rolled.
46. A method as in claim 42 where the dimensions of the backing are such that the security detector will hide the edges unless the viewer is close to it.
47. A backing as in claim 42 where a compressible material is provided on the surface of the backing which will be attached to the wall.
48. A method as in claim 47 where the compressible material is in the form of a strip near at least some of the edges of the backing.
49. A method as in claim 47 where the compressible material is sticky on the side which will be attached to the wall.
50. A method as is claim 49 where the sticky part is of the type where a peel-off layer is removed before the backing is applied to the wall.
51. A backing substantially as herein described with reference to figures 1-4.
52. A method substantially as herein described with reference to figures 1-4.