Device to fix a tap to a household object and/or to a sanitary fixture

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EP 1 092 810 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	12.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/24

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	18.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/16

(21)	Application number: 00120970.9

(22)	Date of filing: 27.09.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E03C 1/04

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

14.10.1999 IT MI992145

(71)	Applicant: Rubinetteria Webert S.r.l.
	28014 Maggiora (Province of Novara) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Gilardini, Gianfranco 28014 Maggiora (Province of Novara) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Gerli, Paolo
	Notarbartolo & Gervasi, Corso di Porta Vittoria 9 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)

(54)	Device to fix a tap to a household object and/or to a sanitary fixture

(57) A device to fix easily a tap(7) to a household object comprises an anchor body (1) suitable to pass from a vertical to a horizontal position; a metal wire (4), integral with the tap (7) and inserted in a sheath (5) relatively to which the metal wire (4) slides, and tightening means to tight the metal wire (4). In order to set working the tap (7) , the anchor body (1) -in a vertical position- and the metal wire (4) are inserted in a hole in the household; tensioning the metal wire (4) the anchor body (1) goes in a horizontal position and blocks the tap.
the tension of the metal wire (4) generating on the sheath (5) a thrust which brings the anchor body (1) in a horizontal position and presses it against the household object so blocking the tap.

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