Patent ID: 7191794
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. The combination of a mixing valve, mounting assembly and shower stall wall, the mounting assembly comprising: a) a mounting sleeve having an annular ring portion, a plurality of flexible locking legs extending forward from the periphery of the annular ring for insertion into and engagement with said shower stall wall, each leg having one-way ratchet means for holding a locking plate against a backside of said shower stall wall and terminating in a radially outwardly extending flange, and a plurality of rearward extending hook portions positioned to capture pipes connected to the mixing valve, and b) a substantially planar locking plate having radially extending sections that abut the backside of said shower stall wall when said locking plate is held against the backside of the shower stall wall by said one-way ratchet means.