Patent ID: 7162755
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: E03C

Abstract:
1. A plumbing fixture having a mounting assembly for removably mounting the plumbing fixture to a sink deck with a sink hole, the plumbing fixture having a housing, a water outlet, and a tubing assembly fluidly connected to the water outlet, the tubing assembly having a lower end for connecting to an upper end of a water supply line, the housing also having a cavity, the mounting assembly comprising: a mounting member having a bore, the mounting member positioned between the housing and the sink deck, the mounting member adapted to be received in the cavity of the housing; a means for removably attaching the housing to the mounting member; at least one hollow member which is connected to the mounting member but which is not adapted to directly carry water from the water supply line, the hollow member extended from the bore in the mounting member and passes through the sink hole, the hollow member adapted to receive the tubing assembly therein and for receiving the upper end of the water supply line there-through so that the upper end of the water supply line can be connected to the lower end of the tubing assembly above the mounting member; and a means for securing the hollow member to the sink.