Patent ID: 6170098
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: E03C

Abstract:
A putty plate for a faucet fixture which is mountable on a sink deck, said putty plate comprising:a plate body; anda flange cantilevered from the outer periphery of said plate body, said flange terminating in a flexible resilient bowed portion for contacting the sink deck;wherein the underside of said flange is unsupported by said plate body and forms a recessed channel thereunder;wherein the outer periphery of said putty plate is adapted to have the general shape of the rim of the faucet fixture;wherein said flange is capable of being sandwiched between the rim of the faucet fixture and the sink deck;wherein said flange is adapted to contact the rim of the faucet fixture inboard of said bowed portion; andwherein said flange is capable of being compressed therebetween to thereby flex said bowed portion and cause said recessed channel to deform;whereby said putty plate is capable of accommodating irregularities in the rim of the faucet fixture or the sink deck and of sealing the rim of the faucet fixture against the sink deck; andwhereby the application of putty between said putty plate and the sink deck is optional.