(19)
(11) EP 1 500 364 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/04

(21) Application number: 04251725.0

(22) Date of filing: 22.03.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47K 3/28, E03C 1/06, E03C 1/04, E03C 1/042
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 20.03.2003 NZ 52486303
20.03.2003 NZ 52486403

(71) Applicant: Oben (New Zealand) Limited
Glenfield Auckland (NZ)

(72) Inventor:
  • Bladen, Roy Victor
    RD3 Albany (NZ)

(74) Representative: Dearing-Lambert, Peter Richard 
Piper Lambert 120 Queens Road
Leicester LE2 3FL
Leicester LE2 3FL (GB)

   


(54) Connection assembly apparatus and method


(57) A quick connect assembly and a method for attaching a building element (30) of a shower assembly to a support surface (13), the building element housing plumbing (34), said method including:
  • a) fixing a first engaging portion to the support surface;
  • b) fixing a first plumbing connection to the support surface;
  • c) attaching a complementary second engaging portion capable of interlocking with the first engaging portion on the building element;
  • d) providing the plumbing within the building element with an end portion which is substantially rigid and fixing a second plumbing connection to the end portion;
  • e) positioning the second engaging portion of the building element over the first engaging portion coupled to the support surface;
  • f) interlocking the first engaging portion with the second engaging portion, wherein the interlocking of the engaging portions also results in connection of the first and second plumbing connections to one another, and
further including aligning a provision of the cam portion with a complementary provision associated with the surface, wherein alignment of the provisions permits the building element to be oriented in a selected orientation relative to the surface when the building element is attached to the surface.






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