FIXTURE ASSEMBLY

• US 3,848,843 A
• Filed: 08/03/1972
• Issued: 11/19/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Leon M. Levy
• Original Assignee: Leon M. Levy
• Inventors: Levy, Leon M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Foss, J. Franklin
• Application Number:
  US05/277,664
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 248/495,496,477,224,25A,304
• US Class Current: 248/224.51
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 25/0635 comprising a separate wall plate
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 29/08 Holders for articles of personal use in general, e.g. brushes

Abstract

A fixture and support assembly for attaching a fixture to a supporting surface. The assembly includes the fixture having a first connecting member for connecting the fixture to a support, and the fixture support which is affixed to a supporting surface and has a second connecting member for connecting the support to the fixture. The connecting members are complementary in shape and engageable with each other to effect interconnection between the fixture and the support with the fixture at one of a plurality of orientations relative to the support. The complementary connecting members include interlocking elements engageable with each other to preclude relative movement between the interconnected fixture and support.

Claims

1. A fixture and support assembly for effectively attaching a fixture to a supporting surface, said assembly comprising:

a fixture having a first connecting member for connecting said fixture to a fixture support;

a fixture support adapted to be affixed to the supporting surface and having a second connecting member for connecting said support to said fixture, said second connecting member having a configuration operative to connect said support to said fixture independently of the angular orientation at which said fixture support is affixed to the supporting surface;

said first and second connecting members being complementary in shape and engageable with each other to effect interconnection between said fixture and said support with said fixture at a selected one of a plurality of orientations relative to said support;

said complementary connecting members including interlocking elements engageable with each other, said interlocking elements having a configuration for locking said interconnected fixture and fixture support at said selected orientation to preclude relative angular movement therebetween;

one of said complementary connecting members including retaining means engageable with at least a portion of the other of said connecting members for precluding disengagement of said interlocking elements when said fixture and support are interconnected;

whereby said fixture is retained in said selected orientation relative to said support and relative angular movement between said interconnected fixture and support is precluded.

2. An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retaining means retains said connecting members in said selected one position with at least one surface of each of said connecting members being abutted together, the configuration of said retaining means and said portion engageable therewith permitting relative sliding movement therebetween for removal of said fixture from said fixture support.

3. An assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said interlocking elements are formed on said abutting surfaces.

4. An appliance adapted to be affixed to a supporting surface comprising:

an effectively unitary assembly of a fixture and a fixture support;

said fixture support including a plastic body and an attachment member bonded to the rear of said body for affixing said support to a supporting surface;

the front of said support body defining a first connecting member in the form of a generally annular flange having a front generally planar surface;

a plurality of radially extending serrations formed in said front generally planar surface;

a fixture having a load carrying member extending out from the front thereof and a generally planar back circular in plan view;

at least a portion of which being adapted to be abutted against the front planar surface of said annular flange when said fixture and said support are interconnected;

an elongate tooth formed in said planar back and slidably engageable with at least one of the radially extending serrations in the front surface of said annular flange to preclude relative movement therebetween when said fixture and said support are interconnected; and

a retaining element extending along a portion of the periphery of said planar back to define a generally arcuate slot for receiving a portion of the circular peripheral edge of said annular flange to retain said fixture on said support and to retain said tooth in engagement with said serrations when said fixture and said support are interconnected;

whereby said fixture is rigidly connected to and supported on said support in a selected position independent of the orientation of the fixture on the support surface to form said unitary assembly.

5. A fixture and support asSembly for effectively attaching a fixture to a supporting surface, said assembly comprising:

a fixture having a first connecting member for connecting said fixture to a fixture support, a fixture support adapted to be affixed to the supporting surface and having a second connecting member for connecting said support to said fixture, said second connecting member having a configuration operative to connect said support to said fixture independently of the angular orientation at which said fixture support is affixed to the support surface;

said first and second connecting members being conplementary in shape and engageable with each other to effect interconnection between said fixture and said support with said fixture at a selected one of a plurality of orientations relative to said support;

said complementary connecting members including interlocking elements engageable with each other to preclude relative movement between said interconnected fixture and support;

one of said complementary connecting members including retaining means engageable with at least a portion of the other of said connecting members for precluding disengagement of said interlocking elements and for retaining said connecting members in said selected one position with at least one surface of each of said connecting members being abutted together, the configuration of said retaining means and said portion engageable therewith permitting relative sliding movement therebetween for removal of said fixture from said fixture support;

said interlocking elements including a plurality of radiating first elongate deformations in one of said abutting surfaces, each of said elongate deformations being disposed at an angle to the others, and the other of said interlocking elements including a second elongate deformation formed in the other of said abutting surfaces and engageable in one of said first elongate deformations to preclude relative angular movement between said interconnected fixture and support, said retaining means being operative to prevent disengagement of said first and second deformations of said interconnected fixture and support;

whereby said fixture is retained in said selected orientation relative to said support and relative angular movement between said interconnected fixture and support is precluded.

6. A fixture support assembly for effectively attaching a fixture to a supporting surface, said assembly comprising:

a fixture having a first connecting member for connecting said fixture to a fixture support;

a fixture support adapted to be affixed to the supporting surface and having a generally circular rear attachment portion having a back adapted to be affixed to said supporting surface and a second connecting member for connecting said support to said fixture, said second connecting member having a general circular periphery and a generally planar front surface and being operative to connect said support to said fixture independently of the angular orientation at which said fixture support is affixed to the supporting surface;

said first and second connecting members being complementary in shape and engageable with each other to effect interconnection between said fixture and said support which said fixture had a selected one of a plurality of orientations relative to said support;

said complementary connecting members including interlocking elements engageable with each other to preclude relative angular movement between said interconnected fixture and support, said second connecting member incorporating one of said locking elements as a plurality of radial extending elongate deformations formed in said generally planar front surface thereof;

one of said complementary connecting members including retaining means engageable with at least a portion of the other of said connecting members for precluding disengagement of said interlocking elements;

whereby said fixtures retained in said selected orientation relative to said supPort in relative angular movement between interconnected fixture and support is precluded.

7. An assembly as claimed in claim 6 wherein said generally circular second connecting member has a diameter greater than the diameter of said attachment portion, the rear surface of said connecting member being spaced forwardly from the back of said connecting portion to define a recess between said rear surface and the supporting surface to which said fixture support is affixed.

8. An assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said first connecting member is generally circular in plan view and includes a generally planar rear surface adapted to be abutted against said generally planar front surface of said second connecting member and further including said retaining means, said retaining means being formed to fit over the periphery of said second connecting member and to extend into said recess for retaining said planar surfaces in surface to surface abutting relation.

9. An assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first connecting member incorporates one of said interlocking elements as a single radial elongate deformation formed in said generally planar rear surface thereof, said single radial elongate deformation being slidably engageable with and wedged into one of said plurality of elongate deformations formed in the front surface of said second connecting member when said fixture is connected to said fixture support, whereby said interengaged elongated deformations preclude relative angular movement between said interconnected fixture and support and said retaining means preclude disengagement of said elongate deformations when said fixture is connected to said fixture support.