System for fixing a tap

Abstract

A system for fixing a tap ( 10 ) to the plane ( 11 ) of a washbasin, tap ( 10 ) provided with at least one water inlet ( 101 ) and a seat ( 102 ) to house the upper end of a threaded rod ( 2 ) intended to pass through a hole ( 14 ) of the plane ( 11 ) and an underlying fixing plate ( 3 ) to be fixed by means of screw means arranged screwed on the rod ( 2 ) with screwing direction directed upwards i.e. against the fixing plate ( 3 ) for clamping said plane ( 11 ) between the plate ( 3 ) and the base of the tap ( 103 ) arranged above the plane ( 11 ); the system ( 1 ) comprises a tubular element ( 5 ) which can be fitted on said threaded rod ( 2 ) and manual gripping means ( 4; 55; 61; 63; 70; 73 ) acting on the screw means so as to push the tubular element ( 5 ) against said plate ( 3 ).

1 . Fixing system for fixing a tap ( 10 ) to the plane ( 11 ) of a washbasin, tap ( 10 ) provided with at least one water inlet ( 101 ) and a seat ( 102 ) to house the upper end of a threaded rod ( 2 ) designed to pass through a hole ( 14 ) of said plane ( 11 ) and an underlying fixing plate ( 3 ) to be fixed by means of screw means arranged screwed on said threaded rod ( 2 ) with screwing direction directed upwards i.e. against said fixing plate ( 3 ) to clamp said plane ( 11 ) between the same plate ( 3 ) and the base of the tap ( 103 ) arranged above the plane ( 11 ); fixing system ( 1 ) characterized in that comprises a tubular element ( 5 ), which can be fitted on said threaded rod ( 2 ), and manual gripping means ( 4 ;  55 ;  61 ;  63 ;  70 ;  73 ) acting on said screw means so as to push said tubular element ( 5 ) against said plate ( 3 ) for securing the tap ( 10 ) by moving downward the screwing point between the screw means and the threaded rod ( 2 ), i.e. in an area far from the plate ( 3 ). 
     
     
         2 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 5 ) is internally threaded in its lower portion ( 54 ) in a complementary way to said threaded rod ( 2 ), said manual gripping elements being constituted by a or more appendixes ( 55 ;  61 ;  63 ;  70 ;  73 ) protruding from said tubular element ( 5 ). 
     
     
         3 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said threaded rod ( 2 ) is made up of at least two portions ( 2 ′,  2 ″) that can be stably associated. 
     
     
         4 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 3 ) is made of at least two portions ( 5 ′,  5 ″) that can be stably associated. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a fitting ( 113 ) for said at least one water inlet ( 101 ), said fitting ( 113 ) protruding inferiorly from the base ( 103 ) of the tap to lower the point where a water inlet pipe ( 104 ) is screwed to the same inlet ( 101 ), wherein said fitting ( 113 ) is of male type so as to allow the screwing on it of a tube ( 104 ) with female connection. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . Fixing system according to  claim 6 , characterized in that said fitting ( 113 ) is provided with means conformed to allow its idle rotation to facilitate the screwing on it of a water supply pipe ( 104 ). 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a container or blister that contains a threaded rod ( 2 ), a tubular element ( 5 ) and screw means ( 4 ;  54 ). 
     
     
         11 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 5 ) has a length greater than that of said threaded rod ( 2 ), and is provided in its interior with a threaded body ( 59 ) screwable on said rod ( 3 ) so as to realize the fixing of the tap ( 10 ) and in that said threaded body ( 59 ) is placed in an intermediate point of said tubular element ( 5 ) such as to divide the longitudinal development of the same tubular element ( 5 ) in two parts (L 1 , L 2 ) of different length. 
     
     
         12 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said manual gripping means comprise a pin ( 70 ) which can be inserted in a pair of seats ( 68 ) formed by through holes arranged opposite in correspondence with a cross section of said tubular element ( 5 ), wherein said pin ( 70 ) is provided with constraining means ( 72 ,  73 ) adapted to constrain, at least in one direction, the sliding of the pin ( 70 ) with respect to said seats ( 68 ). 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the gripping means comprise a knob ( 61 ;  63 ) provided with resolvable means of fastening ( 66 ,  67 ) to the tubular element ( 5 ), wherein said resolvable means of fastening ( 66 ,  67 ) comprise one or more pins ( 67 ) provided on the knob ( 61 ;  63 ) which are pushed under the action of spring means ( 66 ) in corresponding one or more seats ( 68 ) presented by the tubular element ( 5 ). 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 5 ) is provided inside with a threaded body ( 59 ) which can be screwed onto said rod ( 2 ) so as to achieve the fixing of the tap ( 10 ) with the tubular element ( 5 ) fitted on the rod ( 2 ). 
     
     
         23 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 5 ) is provided inside with a threaded body ( 59 ) which can be screwed onto said rod ( 2 ) so as to achieve the fixing of the tap ( 10 ) with the tubular element ( 5 ) fitted on the rod ( 2 ), wherein said threaded body ( 59 ) is placed in an intermediate point of said tubular element ( 5 ) such as to divide the longitudinal development of the same tubular element ( 5 ) into two parts (L 1 , L 2 ) of different length. 
     
     
         24 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 5 ) is provided inside with a threaded body ( 59 ) which can be screwed onto said rod ( 2 ) so as to achieve the fixing of the tap ( 10 ) with the tubular element ( 5 ) fitted on the rod ( 2 ), wherein said threaded body ( 59 ) is placed in an intermediate point of said tubular element ( 5 ) such as to divide the longitudinal development of the same tubular element ( 5 ) into two parts (L 1 , L 2 ) of different length. wherein said manual gripping means comprise a pin ( 70 ) which can be inserted in a pair of seats ( 68 ) formed by through holes arranged opposite in correspondence with a cross section of said tubular element ( 5 ). 
     
     
         25 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 5 ) is provided inside with a threaded body ( 59 ) which can be screwed onto said rod ( 2 ) so as to achieve the fixing of the tap ( 10 ) with the tubular element ( 5 ) fitted on the rod ( 2 ), wherein said threaded body ( 59 ) is placed in an intermediate point of said tubular element ( 5 ) such as to divide the longitudinal development of the same tubular element ( 5 ) into two parts (L 1 , L 2 ) of different length. wherein said manual gripping means comprise a pin ( 70 ) which can be inserted in a pair of seats ( 68 ) formed by through holes arranged opposite in correspondence with a cross section of said tubular element ( 5 ). And wherein said pin ( 70 ) is provided with constraining means ( 72 ,  73 ) adapted to constrain, at least in one direction, the sliding of the pin ( 70 ) with respect to said seats ( 68 ). 
     
     
         26 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 5 ) is provided inside with a threaded body ( 59 ) which can be screwed onto said rod ( 2 ) so as to achieve the fixing of the tap ( 10 ) with the tubular element ( 5 ) fitted on the rod ( 2 ), wherein said threaded body ( 59 ) is placed in an intermediate point of said tubular element ( 5 ) such as to divide the longitudinal development of the same tubular element ( 5 ) into two parts (L 1 , L 2 ) of different length. wherein said manual gripping means comprise a pin ( 70 ) which can be inserted in a pair of seats ( 68 ) formed by through holes arranged opposite in correspondence with a cross section of said tubular element ( 5 ), and wherein said pin ( 70 ) is provided with constraining means ( 72 ,  73 ) adapted to constrain, at least in one direction, the sliding of the pin ( 70 ) with respect to said seats ( 68 ), and wherein said constraining means ( 73 ) comprise two knobs ( 73 ) which can be fixed to the ends of said pin ( 70 ) and protrude outside said seats ( 68 ). 
     
     
         27 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 5 ) is provided inside with a threaded body ( 59 ) which can be screwed onto said rod ( 2 ) so as to achieve the fixing of the tap ( 10 ) with the tubular element ( 5 ) fitted on the rod ( 2 ), wherein said threaded body ( 59 ) is provided with fastening means ( 502 ,  59 C) to the tubular element ( 5 ) adapted to constrain the threaded body ( 59 ) to the tubular element ( 5 ) according to different stable positions differentiated along the longitudinal development of the latter. 
     
     
         28 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said tubular element ( 5 ) is provided inside with a threaded body ( 59 ) which can be screwed onto said rod ( 2 ) so as to achieve the fixing of the tap ( 10 ) with the tubular element ( 5 ) fitted on the rod ( 2 ), wherein
 said threaded body ( 59 ) is provided with a bushing ( 8 ) which can be fitted on screw means ( 82 ) arranged screwed on said rod ( 2 ) to act on the latter.   
     
     
         29 . Fixing system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a bush ( 29 ) having at least two different threads ( 29 A,  29 B,  29 C,  29 D) so as to be associated with rods ( 2 ) provided of corresponding threads.