Bathware product mounting assembly and system

Abstract

A bathware mount and mounting system are provided. The system is easy to install and saves time during installation. The system provides a stable mount with low profile for a plurality of bathware products, or for bath hardware. In an implementation, the system includes first and second mount components configured for mating assembly with one another such that a lip of one component interlocks with a groove of the other component, for example in a friction fit or snap-lock. In an implementation, a plurality of bathware products fitted with a first mount component can interchangeably engage with a second mount component engaging with a wall or other surface. In an implementation, the first and second mount components are identical to each other, and are in mating configuration for interlocking with one another when the first mount component is in an inverted mirror image orientation compared to the second mount component.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bathware product mounting assembly comprising:
 a first mount component having a first edge; and   a second mount component configured for mating assembly with the first mount component, the second mount component having a second edge,   the first mount component comprising a lip at the first edge and the second mount component defining a groove at the second edge,   wherein, when the first and second mount components are in a mating configuration with each other, the lip of the first mount component interlocks with the groove of the second mount component.   
     
     
         2 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 1  wherein the lip of first mount component interlocks by a friction fit with a complementary lip engager formed in the groove of the second mount component. 
     
     
         3 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 1  wherein the lip of first mount component interlocks by a snap fit with a complementary lip receiver formed in the groove of the second mount component. 
     
     
         4 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 1  wherein the lip of first mount component is configured to interlock with the groove of the second mount component in response to a force in a downward direction. 
     
     
         5 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 1  wherein the lip of first mount component is configured to disengage from the interlock with the groove of the second mount component in response to a force in an upward direction. 
     
     
         6 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 1  wherein,
 the first mount component comprises the lip at the first edge and defines a groove at a third opposing edge; and 
 the second mount component defines the groove at the second edge and comprises a lip at a fourth opposing edge. 
 
     
     
         7 . The bathware product mounting system of  claim 6  wherein, when the first and second mount components are in the mating configuration with each other, the lip of the first mount component interlocks with the groove of the second mount component, and the groove of the first mount component interlocks with the lip of the second mount component. 
     
     
         8 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 1  wherein,
 the first mount component has a mating side and a surface contact side, and 
 the lip of the first mount component comprises a profiled protrusion provided on the mating side at the first edge, and wherein 
 the second mount component has a mating side, for mating with the mating side of the first mount component in the mounting configuration, and a surface contact side, and 
 the groove of the second mount component comprises a profiled indent provided on the mating side at the second edge. 
 
     
     
         9 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 8  wherein,
 the first mount component further comprises first and second mounting stabilizers provided in a parallel and spaced apart configuration on the surface contact side of the first mount component. 
 
     
     
         10 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 9  wherein the first and second mounting stabilizers extend substantially across an entire width of the first mount component. 
     
     
         11 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 8  wherein,
 the second mount component further comprises third and fourth mounting stabilizers in a parallel and spaced apart configuration on the surface contact side of the second mount component. 
 
     
     
         12 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 11  wherein the third and fourth mounting stabilizers extend substantially across an entire width of the second mount component. 
     
     
         13 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 8  wherein,
 the surface contact side of the first mount component defines a first aperture and wherein the surface contact side of the second mount component defines a second aperture, and wherein, in the mounting configuration, the mating sides of the first and second mount components cooperate to form an assembly enclosure defining a cavity to receive fastening hardware mounted in the first and second apertures. 
 
     
     
         14 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 1  wherein, the first and second mount components are identical to each other, and are in mating configuration interlocking with one another when the first mount component is in an inverted mirror image orientation compared to the second mount component. 
     
     
         15 . A bathware product mount comprising:
 a lip at a first end; and   a groove at a second end, the second end being opposite the first end;   the bathware product mount being shaped and constructed to serve as a first mount component in a first orientation and configured to serve as a second mount component in a second orientation, the second orientation being an inverted mirror image of the first orientation, the lip of the first mount component in the first orientation interlocking with the groove in the second mount component in the second orientation.   
     
     
         16 . A bathware product mount comprising:
 a lip provided at a first end; and   a groove defined at a second opposing end;   the bathware product mount being self-mating and mountable against a wall in a first orientation and being mountable against a bathware product in a second orientation, the self-mating occurring when the lip of the bathware mount in the first orientation interlocks with the groove in a second identical bathware product mount in the second orientation, the second orientation being an inverted orientation compared to the first orientation.   
     
     
         17 . A mounting device for mounting an accessory to a surface, the mounting device comprising:
 a lip at a first end; and   a groove at a second end, the second end being opposite the first end;   the mounting device being shaped and constructed to serve as a first mount component in a first orientation and configured to serve as a second mount component in a second orientation, the second orientation being an inverted mirror image of the first orientation, the lip of the first mount component in the first orientation interlocking with the groove in the second mount component in the second orientation.   
     
     
         18 . The mounting device of  claim 17  wherein the accessory comprises a bathware accessory and the surface comprises drywall. 
     
     
         19 . A bathware product mounting assembly comprising:
 a first mount component having a first end comprising an engaging member; and   a second mount component configured for mating assembly with the first mount component, the second mount component having a second end comprising a receiving member, the receiving member being complementary to and for interlocking with the engaging member when the first and second mount components are in a mating configuration with each other.   
     
     
         20 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 19 , wherein a plurality of bathware products fitted with the first mount component are interchangeably engageable with the second mount component engaging with a wall or other surface. 
     
     
         21 . The bathware product mounting assembly of  claim 19 , wherein
 the first mount component comprises a supplementary receiving member at a third end opposite the first end; and   the second mount component comprises a supplementary engaging member at a fourth end opposite the third end,   the supplementary receiving member being complementary to and for interlocking with the supplementary engaging member when the first and second mount components are in a mating configuration with each other.