Patent ID: 9551135
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: E03C

Claim:
1. A plumbing fixture fitting, comprising: a housing, the housing including a top end and a bottom end, the top end being operable to connect to a plumbing fixture fitting component, the bottom end being operable to connect to a water line, the housing including an outer surface and an inner surface; a bracket, the bracket including a base portion and a protrusion, the base portion having a top side and a bottom side, the base portion having an opening extending from the top side through the bottom side, the opening having a perimeter, the protrusion extending from the base portion around at least a portion of the perimeter of the opening in the base portion, the protrusion having a top side and a bottom side, the protrusion having an outer surface and an inner surface, at least a portion of the inner surface of the protrusion tapering inwardly toward the top side; and a bushing, the bushing having a top side and a bottom side, the bushing having an outer surface and an inner surface, at least a portion of the outer surface of the bushing tapering inwardly toward the top side; wherein, during installation, the bracket slides on the housing until at least a portion of the bracket abuts an underside of a mounting surface; wherein, during installation, the bushing slides on the housing and into the protrusion on the bracket; and wherein the interaction of the tapered protrusion on the bracket with the tapered bushing enables the bracket to pivot about the bushing.