Mounting apparatus for pieces of equipment especially fluid valves
US5845673A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/698
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A special mounting apparatus is provided to support and locate a piece of equipment, especially a shower mixing valve in a wall cavity between a base wall and an outer facing, the mounting apparatus comprising a support member for securing to the base wall, a carrying plate serving to carry a piece of equipment e.g. fluid valve, and a jacking device for positioning the carrying plate relative to the base wall the device including a plurality of threaded studs attached to the support member and corresponding sleeve-form positioning nuts coupled to the carrying plate and threaded to the studs so as to form a telescopic assemblage therewith, compression springs being present between the nuts and the carrying plate. The mounting apparatus permits by selective adjustment of the nuts selective spacing of the carrying plate from the support member and also comprehensive tilting of the carrying plate relative to the support member to cater for angular irregularities at the base wall.
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