Patent ID: 8776355

Claim:
A device for fixing a faucet to a mounting having a hole therein, wherein the device comprises (a) a fixing collar having a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer surface, the fixing collar being disposable on the mounting in a mounting position wherein the fixing collar is disposed atop the hole in the mounting with a portion of the bottom surface of the fixing collar contacting a top surface of the mounting; (b) a first fastening element or elements configured for extending through the fixing collar and through the hole in the mounting to below a bottom surface of the mounting when the fixing collar is disposed atop the hole in the mounting position; and (c) means, including a second fastening element or elements, for engaging with the first fastening element when the fixing collar is in the mounting position and the first fastening element or elements extend through the fixing collar and through the hole in the mounting to below the bottom surface of the mounting and for enabling the second fastening element or elements to be tightened against the bottom surface of the mounting by manipulation of the first fastening element or elements to fix the fixing collar to the mounting; wherein the fixing collar is expansible upon actuation such that, with the fixing collar fixed to the top surface of the mounting in the mounting position, with a bottom end of a faucet body or an extension thereof disposed around the fixing collar and with actuation of the fixing collar, the outer surface of the fixing collar expands and presses against an inner surface of the faucet body or extension whereby to provide a compression joint between the fixing collar and the faucet body or extension that is sturdier than prior to expansion of the fixing collar and that fixes the faucet to the mounting.