Wall mounting bath accessory assembly

A wall mounting bath accessory assembly contains a fixing member to be locked to a wall including a groove defined therein so that between the groove and the wall is defined a movable space and an upper locking portion disposed on a top end thereof; a sliding member limited to move between an upper dead center and a lower dead center of the movable space and including an upper abutting portion disposed on a top end thereof and a lower locking portion extending from a bottom end thereof; a retaining member located on an outer side of the fixing member and including an upper fastening portion extending from a top end of thereof, and a lower fastening portion extending from a bottom end thereof; a base including a receiving chamber to receive the retaining member, the fixing member, and the sliding member.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a wall mounting bath accessory assembly.

2. Description of the Prior Art

A conventional wall mounting bath accessory assembly is used in a rack to hold cloth, cap, towel and toilet papers, and includes a fixing member and a base. The fixing member is locked to a wall by using an anchor and a first bolt element, and includes a peripheral surface to be covered by a disc-shaped cover on the base, and a second bolt elements is inserted through the cover to retain the base to the fixing member, however, such the base disengages from the wall easily and is removed difficulty.

To overcome above-mentioned shortcomings, an improved wall mounting bath accessory assembly is disclosed in CN Pat. Nos. 201365798 and 2601614, and U.S. Pub. No. US 20090108157 that include a retaining member to be locked to the base in advance so that the base is fixed by using the retaining member and the fixing member without applying any bolt elements.

However, the retaining member engages with the fixing member vertically, therefore when the bath accessory assembly moves, the base is contacted to disengage from the fixing member easily. Furthermore, the base and the retaining member are removed easily that will be taken away if they are made of precious metal materials.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a wall mounting bath accessory assembly which is capable of overcoming the shortcomings of the conventional wall mounting bath accessory assembly.

Further object of the present invention is to provide a wall mounting bath accessory assembly that can fix the base, the fixing member, and the sliding member together securely.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wall mounting bath accessory assembly that the base is removed by a certain removing process to prevent from being removed easily, obtaining burglarproof effect.

Also another object of the present invention is to provide a wall mounting bath accessory assembly that can be assembled and disassembled easily.

To obtain the above objectives, a wall mounting bath accessory assembly provided by the present invention comprises

a fixing member to be locked to a wall including a groove defined therein so that between the groove of the fixing member and the wall is defined a movable space; and the fixing member including an upper locking portion disposed on a top end thereof;

a sliding member limited to move between an upper dead center and a lower dead center of the movable space; the sliding member including an upper abutting portion disposed on a top end thereof and a lower locking portion extending from a bottom end thereof;

a retaining member located on an outer side of the fixing member and including an upper fastening portion extending from a top end of thereof, and a lower fastening portion extending from a bottom end thereof; the fastening portion moving across the top end of the fixing member to engage with the upper abutting portion of the sliding member, when the retaining member is pushed downward, the sliding member is actuated to slide downward to the bottom dead center, and the upper fastening portion engages with the upper locking portion of the fixing member, the lower fastening portion is pushed inward to engage with the lower locking portion of the sliding member;

a base including a receiving chamber to receive the retaining member, the fixing member, and the sliding member.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring toFIGS. 1 and 2, a wall mounting bath accessory assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a fixing member10, a sliding member20, a retaining member30, and a base40.

The fixing member10as shown inFIG. 3, includes a positing fence11, two side fringes12connecting with two sides of the positioning fence11respectively, and a groove13defined between the positioning fence11and the side fringes12; the positioning fence11includes two holes111formed on predetermined positions thereof individually to insert first bolt elements14so that the first bolt elements14are screwed with anchors15which are fixed to a wall a, such that the fixing member10is locked to the wall a. When the fixing member10is locked to the wall a, the two side fringes12of the fixing member10contact with the wall a so that between the groove13of the fixing member10and the wall a is defined a movable space101as illustrated inFIG. 10, and the movable space101includes a top opening102and a bottom opening103arranged on an upper and a lower sides thereof respectively.

The fixing member10also including an upper locking portion16disposed on a top end thereof. In this embodiment, the upper locking portion16is an elongated engaging recess.

The positioning fence11of the fixing member10includes a cutout112mounted on a center of a top end thereof, and includes two limiting rims113extending around outer surfaces of the holes111individually, the limiting rim113is higher than the side fringe12, therefore it is located at the movable space101.

The side fringe12of the fixing member10includes two triangular engagement blocks121arranged on an upper and a lower sides thereof.

The sliding member20, as illustrated inFIG. 4, includes a plate21and two projections22horizontally extending from a top and a bottom ends of the plate21respectively, and includes a lower locking portion23extending horizontally and vertically from the bottom end of the plate21, and the lower locking portion23includes a first hook231fixed on a distal end thereof.

The plate21of the sliding member20includes an elongated defining aperture211vertically formed thereon to be movably fitted to the limiting rims113of the fixing member10. Because the defining aperture211is longer than the limiting rims113, the sliding member20is limited to slide vertically along the limiting rims113. When the sliding member20is pushed upward so that an inner surface of a bottom end of the defining aperture211is biased against an outer surface of a bottom end of the limiting rim113which is located at an upper side of the fixing member10, the sliding member20is located at a top dead center as shown inFIG. 6. When the sliding member20is pushed downward so that an inner surface of a top end of the defining aperture211abuts against an outer surface of a top end of the limiting rim113which is located at an upper side of the fixing member10, the sliding member20is located at a bottom dead center as illustrated inFIG. 8. It is to be noted that when the sliding member20is installed, the projections22are lower than the side fringes12of the fixing member10to engage with the wall a movably, hence the sliding member20can slide stably between the top and the bottom dead centers of the movable space101.

The plate21of the sliding member20includes an upper abutting portion212disposed on the top end thereof. In this embodiment, the upper abutting portion212is an inclined surface formed on a middle section of an outer side of the top end of the plate21, and when the sliding member20is located at the lower dead center, the upper abutting portion212is lower than the upper locking portion16of the fixing member10as illustrated inFIG. 8so that the upper locking portion16exposes properly that can not be shield by the upper abutting portion212and the top end of the sliding member20.

The retaining member30as shown inFIG. 5, is located on an outer side of the fixing member10and includes a panel31, an upper fastening portion32extending outward horizontally and downward vertically from a top end of the panel31, and a lower fastening portion33extending outward horizontally and upward vertically from a bottom end of the panel31.

The upper fastening portion32is formed in an inverted L shape and includes a L-shaped portion32a, and a biasing portion32bconnecting with a bottom end of the L-shaped portion32a, wherein a width of the L-shaped portion32ais less than a distance between the side fringes12of the fixing member10so that the L-shaped portion32amoves vertically in the movable space101, and a width of the biasing portion32bis less than that of the cutout112so that the biasing portion32bmoves across the cutout112smoothly as illustrated inFIGS. 6 and 7. In this embodiment, the biasing portion32bincludes a beveled plane321mounted on an inner side thereof to abut against the upper abutting portion212of the sliding member20so that the sliding member20is pushed downward, and an inner surface of the panel31of the retaining member30keeps a certain distance away from an outer surface of the positioning fence11of the fixing member10, thereby a head end141of the first bolt element14is received between the inner surface of the panel31of the retaining member30and an outer surface of the positioning fence11of the fixing member10. The biasing portion32bincludes an elongated shoulder322extending toward the L-shaped portion32a, and when the sliding member20moves downward to the bottom dead center, the shoulder322engages with the upper locking portion16as illustrated inFIG. 8so that the retaining member30is retained by using the upper fastening portion32to engage with the upper locking portion16of the fixing member10.

In this embodiment, the lower fastening portion33is formed in a L shape and includes a second hook331fixed on a distal end thereof; when the retaining member30retains with the upper locking portion16of the fixing member10by ways of the upper fastening portion32, the lower fastening portion33of the retaining member30is pushed inward to abut against and engage with the lower locking portion23of the sliding member20as shown inFIGS. 9 and 10, wherein when the lower fastening portion33engages with the lower locking portion23, a crashing sound is made so that a user distinguishes the lower fastening portion33engages with the lower locking portion23clearly.

In this embodiment, the panel31includes two protrusions311arranged on two sides of a middle section thereof individually, and each protrusion311includes an orifice312disposed thereon to insert a second bolt element313.

The base40as illustrated inFIGS. 1,2, and10, is connected with the retaining member30. In this embodiment, the base40includes a body41, a third bolt element42, and a hooking shaft43.

The body41includes a cover portion41aand a head portion41b, and the cover portion41aincludes a receiving chamber410defined therein. In this embodiment, the receiving chamber410includes a longitudinal receiving portion411to receive the panel31, the upper fastening portion32, and the lower fastening portion33, and includes two lateral receiving portions412to communicate with the longitudinal receiving portion411and to receive the protrusions311; the lateral receiving portion412includes a connecting fence413mounted therein to contact with the protrusion311of the retaining member30, and the connecting fence413includes a bore414to screw with the second bolt element313of the retaining member30so as to connect the retaining member30into the receiving chamber410of the body41, hence the base40is connected with the fixing member10and the sliding member20by using the retaining member30, and the receiving chamber410(more particularly to the lateral receiving portion412) is deeper enough to receive the fixing member10and the sliding member20.

The longitudinal receiving portion411of the body41includes two ribs415formed on two sides thereof and on an upper and a lower ends of the lateral receiving portion412respectively so that when the base40pushes the sliding member20to move downward by using the upper fastening portion32of the retaining member30, the ribs415contact with the engagement blocks121of the side fringes12of the fixing member10, and when the sliding member20displaces to the lower dead center, the lower fastening portion33of the retaining member30engages with the lower locking portion23of the sliding member20tightly.

The hooking shaft43is screwed to the head portion41bof the body41by ways of the third bolt element43. In this embodiment, the third bolt element43is a countersink head.

In assembly, the sliding member20is movably fitted to the fixing member10, and the anchors15and the first bolt elements14are used to lock the fixing member10to the wall a, and then the retaining member30fixed in the receiving member410of the body41of the base40is retained with the upper locking portion16of the fixing member10by using the upper fastening portion32as illustrated inFIG. 18. Thereafter, the lower fastening portion33is engaged with the lower locking portion23of the sliding member20which is pushed to the lower dead center as shown inFIGS. 9 and 10, finishing the assembling process.

In disassembly, the base40is pushed upward so that the upper fastening portion32of the retaining member30removes from the upper locking portion16of the fixing member10, and the sliding member20is actuated to slide upward to the upper dead center. In the meantime, a top end of the base40is pulled outward so that the biasing portion32bof the upper fastening portion32of the retaining member30disengages from the cutout112of the fixing member10, and the base40is further moved downward and inward, hence the lower fastening portion33of the retaining member30disengages from the lower locking portion23of the sliding member20, finishing the disassembling process.

With reference toFIGS. 11 and 12, a wall mounting bath accessory assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention is different from that of the first embodiment of as follows:

the fixing member10does not include the cutout112of the first embodiment as shown inFIG. 13, accordingly the upper locking portion16is close to the top end of the fixing member10.

The limiting rim113of the fixing member10includes four slots114disposed thereon to resiliently retract and expand, and between the limiting rim113on an upper side of the fixing member10and top edges of two slots114on a left and a right sides of the limiting rim113of the fixing member10is defined a third hook115as illustrated inFIG. 16, and between the limiting rim113on a lower side of the fixing member10and the top edges of the two slots114on the left and the right sides of the limiting rim113of the fixing member10is defined another third hook115.

A top end of the sliding member20is formed a flat surface, as shown inFIG. 14, to be the upper abutting portion212.

The aperture211of the plate21of the sliding member20includes a raised periphery213connected with the projection22on the top end of the sliding member20, and the raised periphery213includes a stepped border214arranged around an inner surface thereof such that the defining aperture211of the sliding member20is fitted to the limiting rim113by means of the limiting rims113of the fixing member10, and the stepped border214engages with the third hooks115of the limiting rims113so that the sliding member20engages with the fixing member10securely.

A lower locking portion23of the sliding member20of the second embodiment does not include the first hook231of the lower locking portion23of the sliding member20of the first embodiment so that the lower fastening portion33of the retaining member30is engages and disengaged easily, and the lower locking portion23is structurally strong.

Due to the fixing member10does not include a cutout112, the upper fastening portion32of the retaining member30is provided with the biasing portion32bof the first embodiment, and the shoulder322is directly formed on an outer side of the L-shaped portion32a. Likewise, because the upper abutting portion212on the top end of the sliding member20is formed the flat surface, a bottom end of the upper fastening portion32of the retaining member30is changed to a flatly extending plane without the beveled plane321of the first embodiment.

The panel31of the retaining member30includes four protrusions311as illustrated inFIG. 15and located at four corners thereof individually, and the receiving chamber410includes four connecting fences413to retain with the protrusions311of the retaining member30.

Since the upper fastening portion32on a top end of the retaining member30and the top end of the sliding member20are changed to a flat surface without a beveled plane321of the first embodiment, the upper fastening portion32of the retaining member30includes a tab323mounted on a top end of an inner side thereof to be retained to the wall a so that between the inner surface of the panel31of the retaining member30and the outer surface of the positioning fence11of the fixing member10is defined a predetermined room to receive the head end141of the first bolt element14. In addition, the holes111of the positioning fence11of the fixing member10of the first and the second embodiments include recessed planes116as illustrated inFIGS. 9 and 16respectively to receive the head ends141of the first bolt elements14.

In assembly, the panel31of the retaining member30includes four extending pegs314arranged on an inner surface thereof to retain with the engagement blocks121of the fixing member10so that the fixing member10and the base40are engaged with each other securely.