Abstract:
The outdoor sillcock mounting kit is positioned around a pipe that is connected to a sillcock. The kit is utilized prior to adding finishing material to the outer wall of a home or building. The kit permits adjustments to the pipe and the sillcock when necessary due to a change in the dimensions of the finished material added to the outer wall, especially those outer finished walls that add brick, stucco, and other types of building materials. The kit has three components, two sleeves of the same basic shape and size except one sleeve is longer. The longer sleeve can be utilized with the third component, which is a block-shaped cover. The cover is utilized with rectangular-type finishing material on the outer wall, and fits over the longer sleeve.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/136,740, filed Sep. 29, 2008. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to plumbing devices and, in particular, to an outdoor sillcock mounting kit. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     In residential and commercial construction, external faucets (such as sillcocks, bibcocks, or hose bibs) are installed on one or more exterior walls to provide access to a water supply from outside the building. With brick exteriors, installation and maintenance of sillcocks and the surrounding brick is difficult. In a typical installation, a sillcock goes through a drilled hole in a bandboard at the plumbing rough stage. A mason then bricks up the outside around the sillcock. Mortar is placed around the sillcock pipe to hold it in place next to the surrounding bricks. On some occasions, brick or wood pieces are used with the mortar to surround the sillcock to help improve the appearance. Laying brick around the sillcock is difficult and sometimes results in physical damage to the sillcock during the bricking process. Additionally, the finished wall dimensions are always a problem. Usually, the sillcock will stick out too far, or not be far enough out and the plumber has to come back to change it. This is a typical problem when mounting the sillcock on an unfinished outside wall, because the finished wall dimensions are just not known. In fact, after bricking around the sillcock, it is common for the sillcock to be insecure or loose such that it wiggles when used. 
     Repairing or replacing the sillcock at a later date is also difficult. This is especially true when surrounded by brick and mortar or stucco. For example, the plumber may have to pound out the sillcock from inside. This will dislodge the mortar around the sillcock so the plumber can saw off the outside portion and push the rest back through the hole to the inside. At that point, there is a big hole in the mortar and no way to screw a new sillcock into the brick. 
     Thus, an outdoor sillcock mounting kit solving the aforementioned problems is desired. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The outdoor sillcock mounting kit is positioned around a pipe that is connected to a sillcock. The kit is utilized prior to adding finishing material to the outer wall of a home or building. The kit permits adjustments to the pipe and the sillcock when necessary due to a change in the dimensions of the finished material added to the outer wall, especially those outer finished walls that add brick, stucco, and other types of building materials. The kit accomplishes this function by using at least one cylinder-shaped sleeve that has a top and a bottom. There is a circular hole extending from the top to the bottom for encompassing the pipe connected to the sillcock. The cylindrical sleeve has at least one tab that extends perpendicularly from the bottom of the sleeve. The tab is for mounting the sleeve to an outer part of an unfinished wall around the pipe connected to the sillcock. 
     The kit also has a block-shaped cover. The cover is especially for rectangular outer finished walls or finishing material, such as brick. The cover has a top and a bottom and a circular hole extending from the top to the bottom. The cover receives the sleeve through the circular hole and the cover is adjustably slidable over the sleeve. 
     These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an environmental, perspective view of an outdoor sillcock mounting kit according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a rear perspective view of a long sleeve for the outdoor sillcock mounting kit according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a top view of the sleeve of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is a side view of the sleeve of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 5  is a rear perspective view of a block cover for the outdoor sillcock mounting kit according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a top view of the block cover of  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view of an outdoor sillcock mounting kit according to the present invention, showing the components thereof. 
         FIG. 8  is a rear perspective view of a short sleeve for the outdoor sillcock mounting kit according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 9  is an environmental perspective view of the sleeve of  FIG. 8 , showing a representative installation with the block cover omitted. 
         FIG. 10  is an environmental front view of the outdoor sillcock mounting kit according to the present invention, showing a representative installation. 
         FIG. 11  is a section view taken along lines  11 - 11  of  FIG. 10 . 
     
    
    
     Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The present invention, as shown in  FIG. 1 , relates to a mounting kit for sillcocks, such as those types of sillcocks, hose faucets, or bibcocks mounted on an unfinished outside wall of a home or building under construction. The present invention is generally indicated by the number  10  and is shown assembled with a sillcock  12 . The kit  10  has three components, a first or long sleeve  20 , a block cover  40 , and a second or short sleeve  50  that will be discussed with reference to  FIGS. 8-10 . In most applications, the first sleeve  20  and the block cover  40  are used. However, in some applications, just the first sleeve  20  or second sleeve  50  is utilized without the block cover  40 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the kit  10  permits the sillcock  12  to be mounted during construction without having to worry about the dimensions of a finished material added to an outer wall. The kit  10  is for mounting around the sillcock  12  without the finished material on the outer exterior wall. This finished material can be wood, brick, stucco, or other siding type material. The kit  10  allows the sillcock  12  to be mounted during construction and, once the finished material is placed on the outer wall around the kit  10 , the sillcock  12  can be adjusted without destroying the finished material on the outer wall or the sillcock  12 . 
     The kit  10  is designed for mounting in a rough wall  18  during construction. One component part of the kit  10  is a first sleeve-like member  20  for attachment to the rough wall  18  and encompassing the sillcock  12 . A second component of the kit is a square mounting member or block cover  40  adapted to be positioned within and extending through the wall  18  and being adjustable to fit the finished wall  19 , such as brick or other square type finished material. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates the first sleeve  20 . The sleeve  20  has a cylinder-shaped body  22  with a circular opened bottom  24  and a hole  26  at a top  28  of the cylinder-shaped body  22 . Extending perpendicularly from the cylinder-shaped body  22  are three tabs  29   a ,  29   b ,  29   c . The tabs  22   a ,  22   b ,  22   c  are for mounting the first sleeve  20  to the outer part of the unfinished wall around a pipe  14  connected to the sillcock  12 . Of course, the three tabs  29   a ,  29   b ,  29   c  could be one complete circular flange extending perpendicularly from the cylinder-shaped body  22  and completely around the cylinder-shaped body  22  to provide added contact points when mounting the first sleeve  20  to the exterior of the outside wall. Thus, with the three tabs  29   a ,  29   b ,  29   c  or a single flange, the first sleeve  20  would be mounted on an exterior wall and the pipe would extend through the opened bottom  24  and out the hole  26  in the top  28  of the first sleeve  20 . 
     The tabs  29   a ,  29   b ,  29   c  are rectangular in shape and each have a mounting hole numbered  30   a ,  30   b ,  30   c , respectively, in a flat rectangular shaped area  32   a ,  32   b ,  32   c . The tabs  29   a ,  29   b ,  29   c  are equally spaced around the circular opened bottom  24  of the first sleeve  20 . 
     With respect to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the hole  26  is 1.375 inches in diameter. The top  28  is 3.5 inches in diameter with the hole  26  being centered on the top  28 . The tabs  29   a ,  29   b ,  29   c  are 1.25 inches long by 1.0 inches wide. The mounting holes  30   a ,  30   b ,  30   c  are 0.375 inches in diameter. The cylinder-shaped body  22  is five inches in height. 
     In  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the block cover  40  is shown. The block cover  40  has a rectangular-shaped body  42  with a squared bottom  44 . The squared bottom  44  is approximately five inches by five inches and the height of the rectangular-shaped body  42  is three inches. There is a circular hole  46  with a diameter of 3.6875 inches that extends from the squared bottom  44  to a rectangular top  48  of the block cover  40 . The circular hole  46  receives and surrounds a substantial portion of the first sleeve  20  when mounting the block cover  40  on to the first sleeve  20 . The block cover  40  is used especially with a brick-type or a stucco-type outer wall on a home or a building. In other words, the block-cover  40  can be used with any rectangular-type outer finished wall when using the first sleeve  20 . 
     An O-ring or rubber type gasket could be used to slide over the first sleeve  20  prior to placing the block cover  40  on the first sleeve  20  to provide a snug fit. Additionally, an adhesive could be applied around the inner part of the block cover  40  or the outer cylinder wall  22  of the first sleeve  20 . Later, silicone, or mortar could be used to finish the wall around the kit  10  and the sillcock  12 . 
       FIG. 7  shows the outside sillcock mounting kit  10  with its three components, the first sleeve  20 , the block cover  40 , and the second sleeve  50 . The second sleeve  50  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 8 and 9 . 
     With respect to  FIGS. 8 and 9 , the second sleeve  50  is shown. This sleeve  50  is for when the clearance between the finishing material  19  on the outside wall and the sillcock  12  is less than two inches. In this case, the block cover  40  is not necessary and would not be utilized. The second sleeve  50  is used and it has a cylinder-shaped body  52  with a circular opened bottom  54  and a circular hole  56  in a circular top  58  of the cylinder-shaped body  52 . 
     Extending perpendicularly from the cylinder-shaped body  52  are three tabs  59   a ,  59   b ,  59   c . The tabs  59   a ,  59   b ,  59   c  are for mounting the second sleeve  50  to an outer part of an unfinished wall around the pipe  14  for connecting to the sillcock  12 . Of course, the three tabs  59   a ,  59   b ,  59   c  could be one complete flange surrounding and extending perpendicularly from the cylinder-shaped body  52  to provide added contact points when mounting the second sleeve  50 . Thus, with the three tabs  59   a ,  59   b ,  59   c  or a single flange the second sleeve  50  would be mounted on an exterior wall  18  and the pipe, not shown, attached to the sillcock  12  would extend through the opened bottom  54  and out the hole  56  in the top  58  of the second sleeve  50 . 
     The tabs  59   a ,  59   b ,  59   c  are rectangular in shape and each have a mounting hole, numbered  60   a ,  60   b ,  60   c  respectively, in a flat rectangular shaped area  62   a ,  62   b ,  62   c . The tabs  59   a ,  59   b ,  59   c  are equally spaced around the circular opened bottom  54  of the second sleeve  50  provide a contact point for the second sleeve  50  to the exterior wall  18 . 
     With respect to  FIGS. 8 and 9 , the hole  56  is 1.375 inches in diameter. The top  58  is 3.5 inches in diameter with the hole  56  being centered on the top  58 . The tabs  59   a ,  59   b ,  59   c  are 1.25 inches long by 1.0 inches wide. The mounting holes  60   a ,  60   b ,  60   c  are 0.375 inches in diameter. The cylinder-shaped body  52  is 2.5 inches in height. The second sleeve  50  has the same dimensions as that of the first sleeve  20 , except the difference of 2.5 inches in the height of the two sleeves  20  and  50 . The second sleeve  50  is used in those types of exterior walls where the wall  19  is not brick, because the second sleeve  50  is shorter than the sleeve  20  and shorter than the block cover  40 . 
     With reference to  FIGS. 10 and 11 , the first sleeve  20  would be mounted in the rough wall around a pipe  14  of the sillcock  12 . The mounting tabs  29   a ,  29   b ,  29   c  are used to secure the first sleeve  20  by way of screws  15   a ,  15   b ,  15   c  through holes  30   a ,  30   b ,  30   c . The block cover  40  would fit over first sleeve  20  and would be adjusted to fit a brick-type finished wall  19 . Of course, depending on the size of the brick or the amount of mortar  21 , the block cover  40  can be adjusted to align with the brick wall  19 . There may be about a quarter of an inch of the first sleeve  20  extending beyond the finished wall  19 , but since the first sleeve  20  is round, water or other outside elements just run off. Additionally, the sleeve  20  can be filled with pipe insulation and then caulked to prevent freezing. 
     The kit  10  also be able used for other wall penetrations such as gas lines, sprinkler lines, etc. 
     It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims.