Patent ID: 8261766

Claim:
A positioning assembly for a water faucet, the positioning assembly comprising: a plaquette defining a front face and a depressed back, said plaquette being a cover plate, said plaquette having a through-hole formed in a center thereof, said through-hole suitable for allowing the water faucet to pass therethrough; a plurality of positioning claws arranged adjacent to a periphery of said through-hole on said depressed back of said plaquette; a wall seat having a plaquette assembly surface and an abutting surface, said wall seat having at least one tap hole formed therethrough, said wall seat having a punch hole formed therethrough, said punch hole being aligned with said through-hole of said plaquette, said wall seat having a pair of limit surfaces extending outwardly of said plaquette assembly surface, each of said pair of limit surfaces having a tab extending transverse to a plane of said plaquette assembly surface and residing against an outer edge of at least one of said plurality of positioning claws so as to overlie the positioning claw, each of said pair of limit surfaces having a lug formed between and transverse to said pair of tabs, the lug received in a space between the positioning claw and said depressed back of said plaquette; at least one fastener respectively received in said at least one tap hole so as to fasten said abutting surface against a wall; and a liner ring formed of a soft material, said liner having a plurality of slots receiving said plurality of positioning claws therein, said liner ring interposed between an edge of said lug and a surface of the positioning claw.