Patent ID: 8210198

Claim:
A wall hydrant assembly comprising: a wall hydrant having a body; and a first rail defining a first elongated slot, said first rail attached to a first portion of the body of the wall hydrant; wherein the first rail has a first end and a second end and the first elongated slot extends along a first axis, the first elongated slot extends substantially from said first end to said second end, the first end adapted to be secured to a first structural member and the second end adapted to be secured to a second structural member, each of the first structural member and second structural member, including an inner surface, the inner surfaces facing each other; wherein at least one of the first end or the second end include an angled area that is oriented substantially at a 90° angle with respect to the first rail, such that at least a portion of the angled area contacts the inner surface of at least one of the first structural member or the second structural member; wherein the angled area is secured to one of the first structural member inner surface or the second structural member inner surface; and wherein the wall hydrant is moveable along the first rail along the first axis substantially from the first end to the second end of the first rail; and a first tab secured to the first portion of the wall hydrant, the first tab co-acting with the first rail, wherein the first tab is an L-shaped tab having a first portion extending substantially parallel to the first structural member or second structural member, and a second portion extending substantially parallel to the first rail, the second portion of the first tab being attached to the rail via a shaft extending through the second portion.