US1878821A

US1878821A - Supporting bracket for flush tanks and other plumbing fixtures

Info

Publication number: US1878821A
Application number: US596656A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edwin C Daugherty
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1932-03-03
Filing date: 1932-03-03
Publication date: 1932-09-20
Anticipated expiration: 1949-09-20

Description

Sept. 20, 1932. E. c. DAUGHERTY SUPPORTING BRACKET FOR FLUSH TANKS AND OTHER PLUMBING FIXTURES Filed March 3, 1932 patentecl sept zfl, 1932 U [TED Rnwm c. DAUGHERTY, on WARREN, onro SUPPORTING BRACKET FOR FLUSH TANKS AND OTHER rnuinnma FIXTURES Application filed March 3,

This invention relates to improvements in builders hardware and pertains particularly to a bracket support designed particularly for use by plumbers for mounting flush tanks and other plumbing fixtures against a wall.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a bracket for the above described purpose which may be set in position against a wall beforev or after the same 18 is plastered and to which a plumbing fixture,

such as a flush tank or the like, may be readily secured by means of the usual machine screw.

Another object of'the invention is to pro vide a bracket of the above character which 1 may be used in connection with flush tanks or other plumbing fixtures having the usual screw receiving apertures thereof of varying distances apart. i i

The invention broadly contemplates the provision of a bar having a slot longitudinally therein with the central portion of ing creased width andhaving a channel extendtioned and shifted to the desired location to staggered relation so that it may ing longitudinally of therear face and overlying the slot, in' which a nut may be posia consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing. of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the bracket embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a'view'in transverse section of the bracket showing the same applied to a wall before the finish is placed thereon and bracket into the stud.

1932. Serial No; 596,656.

showing the fixture carrying bolt in position Figure 3 is a view in end elevation of the bracket in applied position showing in cross section a protecting cover member thereon;

drawing wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, it will be seen that the device embodying the present invention consists of 3 the two

members

1 and 2. The member 1 is in the form of an elongated fiat bar in which is formed the longitudinal slot 3 having the enlarged edge areas 4 at a point substantially midway between its ends; which areas are opposite one another and serve as a convenient hereinafter more. fully described.

- Upon-either side ofthe slot 3 the bar 1 is provided with the longitudinal rows of apertures 5 1 arranged in staggered relation, through which apertures securing elements 6 are extended to maintain the braoketlin. the desired position across the front edges of two or more studs ofa wall. By staggering the screw opening 5 as shown, it is assured that at least one thereof will come into the proper position before the front of astud so thata securingscrew may be passed throughthe Extending longitudinally of the rear face of' the plate 1 is. the back plate 2 which is of thesame width of the plate 1 and also the same length. This back plate 2 has a central longitudinally extending channel portion 7 9 which aligns with the slot 3 in the ront plate. The slot 9 and-also the slot 3, is closed at each end;

tegral flange 10 'whichis of a width equal to the depth of the channel 'I as illustrated, so

that the rear edges of these flanges and the 100 means for inserting a screw nut as will be- 9 pressed therein, the rearwall 8 of-which is provided with a longitudinally extendin slot back channel will come into firm contact with the wall stud against which the bracket may be placed.

The overall thickness of the bracket is substantially equal to the wall finish as shown in the drawing and thus the outer face of the plate 1 will be flush with the surface of the wall when the wall finish has been applied.

In the use of the present device for the mounting of a flush tank, the nuts 11 of the securing screws 12 are removed from the screws and are inserted through the recesses 4 into the channel 8 andare then moved along the channel until they are spaced the proper distance apart to receive the screwsv after the latter have been extended through theopenings provided therefor in the back wall of the tank. As the channel 8 is only slightly wider than-the nut 11 it will be seen that while the nut may be readily shifted longitudinally therein, it will be held against rotation, therefore, the screw 12 after it has been coupled with the nut may be threaded through the nut to tighten the tank body in position, merely by rotation.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that with the bracket of the character herein described, fixtures ofdifl'erent sizes may be mounted thereon by moving the nuts of the attaching screws longitudinally in the bracket to the proper positions.

In the mounting of thebracket the outer face of the plate 1 is covered by a bar of any suitable material such for example as wood,

I by means of nuts and screws connected with the bracket in the samemanner as those employed for holding the fixture in contact therewith in order to prevent the wall finish material from being forced through the slot 3 and into channel 8. After the wall has been finished thisbar will, of course, beremoved so that the fixture maybe attached to the bracket.

While the foregoing description has been confined to the mounting of the device upon the wall so as to bring the top surface thereof flush with the wall surface when the latter has been finished, it is, of course, to be understood that-the device may be mounted directly against the surface of the finished wall where it is desired to hang ormount a flush tank of the type wherein the back wall, which is relatively thick, is provided with a recess in which the supporting bar or bracket may position.

In Figure 5 there is illustrated a slightly modified form of the present invention which is designed for use in association with concrete walls. This form of the invention is a duplicationof the form originally described with certain additional features which comprise the formation of laterally directed flanges 12 formed along and integral with the edge of eachside portion 13 of the unit which is indicated as a whole by the numeral invention has an elongated channel member 15 placed therein ,with'the back face 16 closing the open rear side of the unit 14 and the side portions 17. extending longitudinally along the inner faces of the sides 13 of this unit. The ends of this channel member 15 are also closedas indicated at 18 and as shown these ends e'xtend'across and close the ends of the channel 19 which forms a part of the unit 14 and in which the nuts of the mountingscrews position. v l

The added unit or channel member 15 strengthens the sides 13 of the unit 14 to prevent them being bent inwardly by the weight of concrete thereagainst and the end walls 18 of this channel. member prevent concrete working into the ends of the channel 19 and thus interfere with the free movement of the mounting screw nuts therein. The flange portions 12 may be provided with suitable screw or nail apertures through which attaching members may be extended into the underlying wall structure for holdelements between the longitudinal edges of the plate and the wall to which it is applied, said spacing elements being of a width equal to the depth of said channel.

2. A bracket support for attaching bodies to a wall comprising an elongated plate member having a slot longitudinally therein, a secondplate secured against one face of the first plate and extending throughout the length thereof and having the central portion pressed to form a channelway overlying and of greater width than the slot, flanges formingintegral continuations of the longitudinal edges of the second plate and extendingaway from the first mentioned plate, said flanges being of a width equal to the depth of said channel, and means for facilitating the attachment of the bracket to a wall consisting of screw apertures formed through the plates.

3. A bracket support for attaching bodies to a wall comprising an elongated plate memher having a slot longitudinally therein, a secondplate secured against one face of the first plate and extending throughout the length thereof and having the central portion pressed to form a channelway overlying and of greater width than the slot, flanges -ing away from the first mentioned plate, said flanges being of a width equal to the depth of said channel, and means for facilitating the attachment of the bracket to a wall consisting of screw apertures formed through the plates, said slot being of increased width at one point to facilitate the introduction of a screw nut into said channel.

4.- A supporting bracket for wall attached fixtures, comprising an elongated bodybent to form a longitudinally extending channel, a plate substantially the same length as the body having a longitudinal slot therein and secured against the body with the said slot overlying the channel, means along each longitudinal edge of the body for contact with a supporting surface to maintain the plate and body properly spaced therefrom,

and means for facilitating the attachment of the bracket to the supportlng surface.

5. A supporting bracket for wall attached fixtures, comprising an elongated metal body bent throughout its length to form a central longitudinal channel, means constituting an inturned portion of each longitudinal edge of the body for spacing the body from a supporting surface, a plate of substantially the same length as the body having a longitudinal slot therein and secured against the body with the slot overlying the channel, and means for facilitating the attachment of the bracket to the supporting surface.

6. A bracket support for attaching bodies to a wall, comprising an elongated plate member having a slot longitudinally therein,

a second plate secured at one face of the first plate and extending throughout the length thereof and having the central portion pressed to form'a channelway overlying and of greater width than the slot, flanges forming integral continuations of the longitudinal edges of the second plate and extending away from the first mentioned plate and terminating in relatively narrow laterally projecting flanges which extend throughout the length of the first mentioned flanges, means facilitating-the attachment of the bracket to a wall, and a reinforcing channel member disposed between the first mentioned flanges of said second plate and having its closed side directed outwardly therefrom and further having its ends closed to prevent the entrance of extraneous matter into said channelway.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

* EDWIN C. DAUGHERTY.