Mountable Watering Assembly

• US 20190323213A1
• Filed: 03/27/2019
• Published: 10/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Timothy Kuhlman
• Original Assignee: Timothy Kuhlman
• Inventors: Kuhlman, Timothy
• Granted Patent: US 11,365,531 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E03B 9/025 Taps specially designed for outdoor use, e.g. wall hydrants, sill cocks
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/021 Devices for positioning or connecting of water supply lines connection to the tap body E03C1/0403
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/0401 Fixing a tap to the sanitary appliance or to an associated mounting surface, e.g. a countertop
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 2001/028 Alignment aids for plumbing installations
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/1218 the pipe being only supported and not fixed
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/123 and extending along the attachment surface

Abstract

A mountable watering assembly may include a main column member, base, front bracket, spacer bracket, fasteners, a capping assembly, and a back bracket. One or more adjustable spacers may be disposed between the front bracket and the spacer bracket. A tap and a hose may be coupled to the main column member or to a hose assembly disposed within the main column member. The mountable watering assembly may be mounted on a railing system. One or more panels may be coupled to the main column member.

Claims

1. A mountable watering assembly configured for mounting to one or more rails, the mountable watering assembly comprising:

a main column member coupled to a front plate of a mounting assembly

a tap coupled to a tap connector selected from the group consisting of a) an upper outlet of the main column member and b) a first elbow connector of a water conduit assembly wherein a first end of the water conduit assembly is coupled to the first elbow connector being at least partially disposed within the main column member and wherein a second end of the water conduit assembly is coupled to a second elbow connector being at least partially disposed within the main column member;

a hose connector coupled to an object selected from the group consisting of c) a lower inlet of the main column member and d) the second elbow connector of the water conduit assembly; and

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a base coupled to the main column member, the base selected from a group consisting of a detachable base comprising at least one foot, an undetachable base, a plate, the plate comprising at least one foot, and an arched base.

2. The mountable watering assembly of claim 1 wherein the base is the plate comprising two rubber feet.

3. The mountable watering assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting assembly is a simple mounting assembly comprising

a first fastener, a second fastener, the front plate, a back plate, a first fastener capping assembly, a second fastener capping assembly, wherein the first fastener is coupled is coupled to the front plate, the back plate, and the first fastener capping assembly, wherein the second fastener is coupled to the front plate, the back plate, and the second fastener capping assembly.

4. The mountable watering assembly of claim 3 wherein the front plate comprises

a first spacer slot defining a slot cavity, the first spacer slot comprising a first spacer slot ledge and a second spacer slot ledge

a second spacer slot defining a slot cavity, the second spacer slot comprising a third spacer slot ledge and a fourth spacer slot ledge;

a first fastener slot wherein a lower horizontal length of the first fastener slot is greater than an upper horizontal length of the first fastener slot;

a second fastener slot wherein a lower horizontal length of the second fastener slot is greater than the upper horizontal length of the second fastener slot.

5. The mountable watering assembly of claim 3, wherein the front plate is detachably coupled with a substantially horizontal first rail, is coupled with a first fastener, is coupled with a second fastener, and is detachably coupled with a substantially horizontal second rail, wherein the back plate is detachably coupled with the first rail and the second rail, wherein the first fastener is capped by a first fastener capping assembly and disposed within a first aperture of a back plate and wherein the second fastener is capped by a second fastener capping assembly and disposed within a second aperture of the back plate coupled to the first fastener and coupled to the second fastener.

6. The mountable watering assembly of claim 4, further comprising a panel assembly, the panel assembly comprising at least one panel selected from a group consisting of an upper panel coupled to an upper half of the mountable watering assembly and a lower panel coupled to a lower half of the mountable watering assembly.

7. The mountable watering assembly of claim 6, wherein the tap connector is a first elbow connector of a water conduit assembly wherein a first end of the water conduit assembly is coupled to the first elbow connector elbow connector at least partially disposed within the main column member and wherein a second end of the water conduit assembly is coupled to a second elbow connector being at least partially disposed within the main column member;

wherein a hose connector is coupled to the second elbow connector of the water conduit assembly.

8. The mountable watering assembly of claim 1 wherein the main column member is between 18 inches to 32 inches in height.

9. The mountable watering assembly of claim 1 wherein the mounting assembly is a complex mounting assembly comprising a first compressible spacer, a second compressible spacer, a spacer plate, a first fastener, a second fastener, the front plate, a back plate, a first fastener capping assembly, a second fastener capping assembly, wherein the first fastener is coupled is coupled to the front plate, the back plate, and the first fastener capping assembly wherein the second fastener is coupled to the front plate, the back plate, and the second fastener capping.

10. The mountable watering assembly of claim 9, wherein

the first compressible spacer further comprises

at least three vertical-length grooves;

a first notch,

a first channel adjacent to the first notch and configured to mate with the front plate,

a second channel adjacent to the first notch and configured to mate with the front plate;

wherein the second compressible spacer further comprises at least three vertical-length grooves;

a second notch;

a third channel adjacent to the second notch and configured to mate with a first spacer slot of the front plate; and

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a fourth channel adjacent to the second notch and configured to mate with the front plate.

11. The mountable watering assembly of claim 10 wherein the first compressible spacer has a hand-broken edge.

12. The mountable watering assembly of claim 11 further comprising a panel assembly, the panel assembly comprising at least one panel selected from a group consisting of an upper panel coupled to an upper half of the mountable watering assembly, a lower panel coupled to a lower half of the mountable watering assembly, and an upper panel coupled to the upper half of the mountable watering assembly and a lower panel coupled to the lower half of the mountable watering assembly.

13. The mountable watering assembly of claim 12 further comprising a column cap detachably coupled to an upper end of the main column member.

14. The mountable watering assembly of claim 13 wherein the spacer plate comprises a first ridge substantially perpendicular to a main length of the elongated spacer plate, a second ridge substantially perpendicular to the length of the elongated spacer plate, a third ridge substantially perpendicular to the length of the elongated spacer plate, a fourth ridge substantially perpendicular to the length of the elongated spacer plate, wherein the first ridge and the second ridge collectively define a first channel, wherein the third ridge and the fourth ridge collectively define a second channel.

15. A mountable watering assembly comprising a tap selected from a group consisting of a hose bibb, a spigot, and a sillcock;

a conduit carrying water;

a main column member comprising a substantially-perpendicular elongated front plate, the main column member comprising a substantially hollow column body, the column body being substantially rigid, wherein the main column member is configured to substantially engulf a water transport assembly disposed within the configured to conduct a body of flowing fluid;

the main column member comprising an upper threading flange and a lower threading flange;

a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly comprising

a first fastener;

a second fastener;

a front plate;

an elongated back plate;

a first fastener capping assembly;

a second fastener capping assembly;

a base selected from a group consisting of a detachable base comprising at least one foot, an undetachable base, a plate, a plate comprising at least one foot, and an arched base; and

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a main column member comprising an elongated front plate, the main column member being substantially hollow and configured to conduct a body of flowing fluid;

the main column member comprising at least one threading flange.

16. The mountable watering assembly of claim 15 further comprising at least two compressible, hand-adjustable spacers, at least one spacer plate, wherein the at least two spacers are frictionally disposed between the front plate and the spacer plate, wherein the first fastener and the second fastener are disposed between the spacer plate and the back plate and capped by at least one capping assembly, wherein the first fastener is disposed in and penetrating through a first opening of the spacer plate and a first opening of the back plate, wherein the second fastener is disposed in and penetrating through a second opening of the spacer plate and a second opening of the back plate.