Patent ID: 8667994
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: E03C,F16L

Abstract:
1. A wingback plumbing fitting configured for use with a wall lining defining a plane, comprising: a hollow body portion having a first elongate portion and a second elongate portion, the hollow body having an inlet and an outlet for connection to plumbing pipes and other plumbing fittings, the first elongate portion having first elongate axis, and the second elongate portion having a second elongate axis, the two axes not being aligned with one another; a passage through the body linking the inlet to the outlet, to allow water to pass therethrough; and a mounting having an aperture therethrough defining an aperture axis, the mounting being configured for securing the hollow body to a structure which would, in use, be covered by the wall lining, so that the first elongate axis coincides with or is parallel to the aperture axis, the mounting having fastener apertures to allow the mounting to be secured to the structure so that the aperture axis can be perpendicular to the plane of the wall lining, the cross section of the first elongate portion and the cross section of the aperture are of comparable size so that the first elongate portion is a friction fit within the aperture when the mounting secures the first elongate portion in place, and wherein the exterior of the first elongate portion and the interior of the aperture have non-circular cross sections, and wherein the exterior cross section of the first elongate portion is complementary to the non-circular internal cross sectional shape of the aperture to allow limited longitudinal relative sliding movement of the first elongate portion in both longitudinal directions relative to the mounting and, at the same time, preventing rotational movement of the first elongate portion relative to the mounting.