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(11) | EP 0 484 308 B1 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION |
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Cover flange Deckelflansch Collerette de recouvrement |
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| Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention). |
[0001] The present invention relates to a cover flange for mounting on an offset joint fitting protruding from a wall.
[0002] Hand-held shower heads are frequently used in conjunction with water faucets or mixers, and a holder is mounted on the wall for such hand-held shower heads. It is usually necessary to drill holes which is especially cumbersome when the wall is covered with tiles.
[0003] AU-B-583 248 discloses the preamble of independent claim 1 and relates to a fitting for connecting a hand-held shower head to a water outlet pipe projecting through a wall. The fitting comprises a main body portion which, at one end thereof is provided with a cover flange and a thread which enables the fitting to be threadedly engaged with and supported by the outlet pipe, and at the other end thereof comprises a connector portion for a flexible pipe and a holder for the shower head.
[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a holder for placing a hand-held shower head whereby it is not needed to drill holes.
[0005] It is another object of the invention that such a holder should be easily mounted in the correct position on the wall.
[0007] The invention is characterized by said holder being integral with said cover flange surface between said outer and inner rims,
[0008] Such a cover flange, which in the present case can appropriately be called a flanged holder, can be fabricated at low cost and simple methods using injection moulding of plastic material.
[0009] An embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the holder is comprised of a bushing-like element, said bushing-like element having a quarter segment of its circumference removed. Thus, the hand-held shower head is easy to place on the holder, whereby the hose connected to the hand-held shower head can be inserted into the holder via said removed quarter section of the holder bushing-like element.
[0010] A further embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the cover flange is provided with a set screw for tightening the cover flange onto the offset union fitting after being adjusted to its final position. Therefore, the cover flange is fixed in position with the help of said set screw, whereby a correct position of the cover flange and thus, the holder, can be assured.
[0011] In the following, the invention is described with the help of an exemplifying embodiment by making reference to the attached drawings, in which:
Figure 1 shows the cover flange in a section of Fig. 2 taken along the line I-I; and
Figure 2 shows the cover flange in a front view.
[0012] Said cover flange, which is intended for covering offset joint fittings mounted through walls for connecting water faucets, is provided with a holder 1 for placing a hand-held shower head. The cover flange and the holder 1 are fabricated into a single, integral piece by plastic injection moulding methods. The cover flange is tightened onto the offset union fitting in its final position. The embodiment of the cover flange made of a plastic material has a metal ring 3 for the purpose of bearing the stress imposed by the tightening. The holder 1 is comprised of a bushing-like element with a quarter of its circumference removed. Thus, the hand-held shower head is easy to place on the holder 1. The cover flange is conventionally mounted on the right-hand offset joint fitting, but it is a readily mountable on the left-hand offset joint fitting, e.g., to serve left-handed users.
1. A cover flange for mounting on an offset joint fitting protruding from a wall, said
cover flange comprising a holder (1) for placing a handheld shower head and that said
cover flange and holder form a single, integral part, said cover flange having an
outer rim and an inner rim for surrounding said fitting, characterised by said holder
(1) being integral with said cover flange surface between said outer and inner rims.
2. A cover flange as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said cover flange and holder (1) are made of a plastic material.
3. A cover flange as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said cover flange and holder (1) are fabricated by injection molding from a plastic
material.
4. A cover flange as defined in claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that said holder (1) is comprised of a bushing-like element (1) having a quarter segment
of its circumference removed.
5. A cover flange as defined in any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said cover flange has a set screw (2) by means of which said cover flange can be
tightened onto an offset joint fitting in a predetermined position.
6. A cover flange as defined in claim 5 when dependent on claim 2 characterized in that said cover flange comprises a metal ring (3) for the purpose of bearing the stress
imposed by the tightening of said set screw (2).
1. Deckelflansch zum Anschluß an ein von einer Wand herausragendes, vorstehendes Anschlußstück,
wobei der Deckelflansch einen Halter (1) zur Aufnahme eines in der Hand zu haltenden
Duschkopfes aufweist, der Deckelflansch und der Halter (1) aus einem einzigen, einstückigen
Teil bestehen und der Deckelflansch einen äußeren Rand und einen inneren Rand zum
Umfassen des Anschlußstückes aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Halter (1)
einstückig mit der Oberfläche des Deckelflansches zwischen den äußeren und inneren
Rändern ist.
2. Deckelflansch nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Deckelflansch und der
Halter (1) aus Kunststoff bestehen.
3. Deckelflansch nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Deckelflansch und der
Halter (1) durch ein Spritzgußverfahren aus Kunststoff gefertigt sind.
4. Deckelflansch nach einem der Ansprüche 1, 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der
Halter (1) aus einem hülsenartigen Teil (1) besteht, bei dem ein Viertel seines Umfangs
entfernt ist.
5. Deckelflansch nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Deckelflansch
eine Befestigungsschraube (2) besitzt, durch die der Deckelflansch in einer vorbestimmten
Position auf dem vorstehenden Anschlußstück befestigbar ist.
6. Deckelflansch nach Anspruch 5, sofern abhängig von Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß der Deckelflansch einen Metallring (3) zur Aufnahme der durch die Befestigung
der Befestigungsschraube (2) hervorgerufenen Belastungen aufweist.
1. Bride de couverture pour un montage de joint en saillie sur un mur, ladite bride comprenant
un support (1) pour placer une tête de douche tenue à la main, ladite bride et le
support étant monobloc, ladite bride ayant une jante extérieure et une jante intérieure
pour entourer ledit montage, caractérisée en ce que ledit support est intégré à la
surface de ladite bride de couverture entre lesdites jantes extérieure et intérieure.
2. Bride de couverture selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la bride et le
support (1) sont en matière plastique.
3. Bride de couverture selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la bride et le
support (1) sont fabriqués par moulage par injection de matière plastique.
4. Bride de couverture selon l'une des revendications 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que
le support (1) comprend un élément de palier (1) dont un quart de la circonférence
est retiré.
5. Bride de couverture selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée
en ce que ladite bride comprend une vis de fixation (2) au moyen de laquelle ladite
bride peut être serrée sur un montage de joint en saillie dans une position prédéterminée.
6. Bride selon le revendication 5 dépendant de la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce
que ladite bride de couverture comprend un anneau métallique (3) pour supporter la
tension imposée par le serrage de ladite vis de fixation (2).