US 12,075,953 B2
Fitting assembly
Ian Connolly, Cheltenham (GB); Richard Mead, Cheltenham (GB); Simon Westgate, Cheltenham (GB); Adam May, Cheltenham (GB); and Robin Whitfield, Cheltenham (GB)
Assigned to KOHLER MIRA LIMITED, Cheltenham (GB)
Filed by Kohler Mira Limited, Glouchestershire (GB)
Filed on Apr. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/226,858.
Application 17/226,858 is a continuation of application No. PCT/GB2019/052177, filed on Aug. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1816651 (GB), filed on Oct. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0219797 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. A47K 17/02 (2006.01); A47K 3/00 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); A47K 10/04 (2006.01); E03C 1/06 (2006.01); F16B 9/00 (2006.01); F16L 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 17/022 (2013.01) [A47K 3/003 (2013.01); F16M 13/022 (2013.01); A47K 10/04 (2013.01); A47K 2201/02 (2013.01); E03C 1/06 (2013.01); F16B 9/05 (2018.08); F16L 3/12 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fitting assembly for attaching an elongate member to a surface within a shower or bath area, the fitting assembly comprising:
a clamp comprising a collar arranged to receive and abut the elongate member, the collar having an axially extending split, the clamp further comprising a finger extending outwardly from the collar adjacent one side of the split;
a cover comprising an aperture arranged to receive the elongate member, the cover arranged to retain the clamp within such that the collar is axially aligned with the aperture and further arranged to prevent rotation of the clamp with respect to the cover; and
a bracket arranged to be fixed to the surface and to receive and retain the cover containing the clamp, the bracket comprising a receiving portion comprising one or more ribs positioned on one or more interior side walls of the bracket and arranged to urge the finger so as to compress the collar portion at the split, thereby clamping the elongate member within the collar.