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Tap Body Attachment

a technology of securing components and fixing brackets, which is applied in the field of securing components, can solve the problems of insufficient tightening of securing components and no satisfactory solution has yet been provided

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-23
MCNICHOLAS MICHAEL ANTHONY
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a device and method for attaching a tap body to a sink. The device includes a tap body with a water pipe inlet port positioned directly above an aperture in the sink, a fastening plate positioned underneath the aperture, and a securing means that secures the tap body and fastening plate from above the sink through the aperture. The water pipe inlet port is flush with the external surface of the tap body. The method involves connecting water supply pipes to the tap body, inserting them through the aperture in the sink, positioning the tap body above the aperture, and securing it with the securing means. The technical effect is a simplified and efficient attachment of a tap body to a sink.

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It is therefore clearly difficult to achieve sufficient tightening of the securing components underneath the sink whilst checking on the tap.
Although the problem of fitting a tap body or a monobloc tap body from underneath a sink is known and acknowledged, no satisfactory solution has yet been provided.

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FIG. 1

[0021]A plumber 101 using apparatus of the prior art for attaching a standard tap body 102 on to a bathroom sink is shown in FIG. 1.

[0022]In this prior art example shown in FIG. 1, standard tap body 102 of the prior art is a monobloc tap body and requires a 35 millimetre mounting hole in the sink. Tap body 102 is fitted to the bathroom sink by being secured from underneath the surface. Typically, a fixing plate is secured by a nut and a washer onto a fixing stud which is screwed in to the tap body. At the same time, the tap body needs to be maintained in the correct position above the 35 millimetre mounting hole on the sink, which is a small hole to work through. This procedure is a difficult plumbing job as it is very awkward for plumber 101 to see what he / she is doing underneath the sink where it is dark and there is not much space. In the case of kitchen cupboards, it is particularly awkward as the tap body installation involves the plumber working inside a kitchen cupboard...

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Abstract

There is provided an apparatus for attaching a tap body on to a sink. The apparatus comprises a tap body for positioning above an aperture on the sink and the tap body has at least one water pipe inlet port on a surface which is positioned directly above the aperture. The apparatus also comprises a fastening plate which is positioned underneath the aperture on the sink, and a securing means which is insertable through the tap body which secures the tap body and the fastening plate from above the sink. At least one water pipe inlet port is flush with the external surface of the tap body.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation in part application from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 058,309 filed Oct. 21, 2013 and which claims priority from United Kingdom Patent Application No. 12 19 364.5 filed 26 Oct. 2012, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to apparatus for attaching a tap body on to a sink, and also to apparatus for attaching a monobloc tap body on to a sink.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]It is known to attach a tap body or a monobloc (or mixer) tap body to a kitchen or bathroom sink using standard mounting methods. In the case, for example, of a monobloc tap body, such standard mounting methods usually require a 35 millimetre (1 and ⅜ inch) mounting hole in the sink. The monobloc tap is positioned above the 35 millimetre hole and secured from underneath the sink. T...

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IPC IPC(8): E03C1/04
CPCE03C1/0401E03C1/0404E03C1/0403Y10T29/4943
Inventor MCNICHOLAS, MICHAEL ANTHONY
Owner MCNICHOLAS MICHAEL ANTHONY