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Granted Patent B2
US 10,697,157 · App. 15/996,512 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Counter-top rapid installation device for tap

Inventors: Wei Zhang (Ningbo, CN); Yong Wang (Ningbo, CN); Jiade Wang (Ningbo, CN); Yier Zhang (Ningbo, CN)
E03C1/0402E03C1/021
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Patent No.
US 10,697,157
App. No.
15/996,512
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet, comprising a faucet body ( 1 ) positioned on a counter ( 7 ), a screw sleeve ( 3 ) fitted inside an installation hole on the counter ( 7 ) and used to install the faucet body ( 1 ), an mounting seat ( 4 ) and at least two sliders ( 5 ) for limiting axial displacement between the counter ( 7 ) and the screw sleeve ( 3 ), the mounting seat ( 4 ) is in sleeving connection to the periphery of the screw sleeve ( 3 ), the periphery of the screw sleeve ( 3 ) corresponding to the position below the counter ( 7 ) is provided with at least two through holes ( 3.2 ) that allow the slider ( 5 ) to slide outward from the inner cavity of the screw sleeve ( 3 ). The device can be installed on a counter rapidly and conveniently, and achieves improved axial limiting effect relative to the counter.

Claims (10)

1. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet, comprising a faucet body ( 1 ) positioned on a counter ( 7 ), a screw sleeve ( 3 ) fitted inside an installation hole on the counter ( 7 ) and used to install the faucet body ( 1 ), an mounting seat ( 4 ) and at least two sliders ( 5 ) for limiting axial displacement between the counter ( 7 ) and the screw sleeve ( 3 ), the mounting seat ( 4 ) is in sleeving connection to the periphery of the screw sleeve ( 3 ), the periphery of the screw sleeve ( 3 ) corresponding to the position below the counter ( 7 ) is provided with at least two through holes ( 3 . 2 ) that allow the slider ( 5 ) to slide outward from the inner cavity of the screw sleeve ( 3 ), wherein the installation device further comprises an auxiliary installation tool ( 2 ) for driving the sliders ( 5 ) to protrude from the through hole ( 3 . 2 ) to achieve the axial limiting function of the sliders ( 5 ); and the screw sleeve ( 3 ) is provided with a hollow inner cavity in which the auxiliary installation tool ( 2 ) can slide so as to drive the sliders ( 5 ).

2. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary installation tool ( 2 ) is arranged in the hollow inner cavity of the screw sleeve ( 3 ) in the initial state, and the bottom of the auxiliary installation tool ( 2 ) is provided with a bearing part ( 2 . 1 ) which is horizontally arranged and directly corresponds to the through hole ( 3 . 2 ) to support the slider ( 5 ) during the initial state so that the slider ( 5 ) be located in the inner cavity of the screw sleeve ( 3 ).

3. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet of claim 2 , wherein a connecting part ( 2 . 2 ) is sequentially arranged above the bearing part ( 2 . 1 ), a transition part ( 2 . 3 ) of an inverted frustum shape used for obliquely guiding when the auxiliary installation tool ( 2 ) moves downwards along the inner cavity of the screw sleeve ( 3 ), and an opening part for pushing the slider ( 5 ) from inside the through hole ( 3 . 2 ) until it's in place, and the diameter of the opening part is larger than that of the connecting part ( 2 . 2 ).

4. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet of claim 3 , wherein the opening part extends upwards to form a straight cylinder part ( 2 . 4 ) matched with the inner circumferential shape of the screw sleeve ( 3 ), at least one guiding block ( 2 . 5 ) is axially arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the straight cylinder part ( 2 . 4 ), the outer peripheral surface of the screw sleeve ( 3 ) is provide with a guiding groove ( 3 . 1 ) matched with the guiding block ( 2 . 5 ) when the straight cylinder part ( 2 . 4 ) slides downwards, and when the lower end of the guiding block ( 2 . 5 ) abuts against the upper end of the screw sleeve ( 3 ), the bearing surface of the bearing part ( 2 . 1 ) of the auxiliary installation tool ( 2 ) and the lower end surface of the through hole ( 3 . 2 ) stay flat so that the slider is aligned to the position of the through hole ( 3 . 2 ).

5. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet of claim 4 , wherein the connecting part ( 2 . 2 ) of the auxiliary installing tool ( 2 ) and the transition part ( 2 . 3 ) are integrally arranged.

6. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet of claim 1 , wherein the lower part of the auxiliary installation tool ( 2 ) is provided with a inverted frustum part to match with the slider ( 5 ) for obliquely guiding when the auxiliary installation tool ( 2 ) move downwards along the inner cavity of the screw sleeve ( 3 ), and an opening part to push the slider ( 5 ) until it's in place.

7. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet of claim 3 , wherein the inner side wall of the slider ( 5 ) extends upwards to form a first anti-disengaging part ( 5 . 1 ) for preventing the slider ( 5 ) from falling out of the inner cavity of the screw sleeve ( 3 ), the inner wall of the first anti-disengaging part ( 5 . 1 ) of the slider ( 5 ) is of a cambered surface matched with the connecting part ( 2 . 2 ), and the inner wall of the first anti-disengaging part ( 5 . 1 ) abuts against the outer periphery of the connecting part ( 2 . 2 ) in the initial state.

8. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet of claim 7 , wherein the other side wall of the slider ( 5 ) extends downwards to form a second anti-disengaging part ( 5 . 2 ).

9. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet of claim 1 , wherein the slider ( 5 ) is provided with a circumferential limiting mechanism, the circumferential limiting mechanism is an annular elastic piece encircling the sliders ( 5 ) and the periphery of the screw sleeve ( 3 ), the outer periphery of the slider ( 5 ) is provided with a groove ( 5 . 3 ) for embedding the annular elastic piece ( 6 ).

10. A counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet of claim 1 , wherein an anti-slip mat ( 5 . 4 ) for skid resistance is arranged on the upper surface of the slider.

Continuity (2)
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