May 24, 1960
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`Filed Sept. 16, 1957
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`V. T. MANAS
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`CARRIER CONSTRUCTION
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`United States Patent Olfice
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`Patented [May 24, 1960
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`Vincent T. Manas, Washington, D.C., assiguor to Josam
`Manufacturing Co., Michigan City, Ind., ‘a corporation
`of Delaware
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`Filed Sept. 16, 1957, Ser. No. 684,360
`5 Claims.
`(Cl. 4-170)
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`The general object of the present invention is to pro-
`vide a carrier for back -to back mountings for lavatory
`bowls, sinks, counters and the like..
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`Heretofore carrier structures have been provided which
`can be enclosed in the wall structure for supporting vari-
`ous utilities against the wall of the room without burden
`on the wall structure. However when two adjacent rooms
`are provided with such utilities separate carriers have
`been provided to support the lavatory bowls, etc.
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`I have determined that by the provision of special
`headers all the features of installation and advantageous
`universal adjustability of the fixture supporting arms can
`be retained while affording the mounting of like fixtures
`in different rooms in back to back relationship and they
`can be mounted on a single carrier structure.
`I accom-
`plish this single chair double arm support for back to
`back installations by the use of novel offset headers on
`the vertical masts or posts of the chair whereby the mast
`connecting parts of the headers may occupy the same
`space while the arm connecting portions of the headers
`are ofiset relative to the vertical masts of the chair struc-
`ture.
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`In the drawings, ‘Fig. 1 shows a back to ‘back lavatory
`installation wherein the fixture backs approximately abut
`the walls and the supporting arms are concealed by the
`fixture aprons;
`'1, but shows an installation
`Fig. 2 is similar to Fig.
`with. provision of supporting heavy duty load bearing
`arms for supporting counters, heavy sinks and the like;
`Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1;
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`Fig. 4 is a‘ plan view of Fig. 2, and
`- Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view of a header element.
`The carrier proper usually comprises a base or foot
`member 10-having a_ flat bottom and vertically extending
`boss 11 cored or bored_ to receive the bottom portion of
`a mast or post 12. The mast, a tube, rod or the like, is
`aflixed to the foot 10 by a set screw 14. Two masts
`usually areused to form the chair or carrier and a_ spacer
`rod 16, extending parallel to ‘the wall throughjopenings
`formed in the foot members, wherein it is secured by set
`screws 17, horizontally spaces the foot members and mast
`tubes when the chair is adjusted horizontally to properly
`locate the fixture supporting arms relative to the fixtures
`to be supported. This carrier structure so far described
`is prior practice insofar as the foot members 10, masts 12
`and spacer rod 16 is concerned and comprises no part
`of the present invention other than the foot 10 is sym-
`metrical in construction to balance the two way load to
`be applied to the mast.
`Heretofore» headers or brackets were fitted upon the
`mast tubes for attachment of a single arm to a bracket
`thereby to support the arm on a mast.
`In the present
`instance I provide a compound or duplex bracket struc-
`ture or header comprising two identical header members
`20 and 21 so formed as to comprise a hinge like structure
`with the eyes or bosses 22 and 23 of the respective header
`members having vertically aligned openings into which .
`the upper region of the mast tube fits. Set screws 24
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`and 25 secure the header members in place once the
`vertical adjustments have been made. The header struc-
`tures so far described are embodied in both forms of
`headers shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
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`To confine the header structure of Fig.
`1 to a mini-‘
`mum wall
`thickness of~six inches I form the_ eyes or
`bosses offset from the block like bodies 27 on the header
`members 21 and 22 which are centrally located so that
`threaded openings formed in the bodies 27 will be align-
`able in a common horizontal plane and the threaded
`bosses receive adjustable sleeves 28. The threaded sleeves
`28 receive the tubular ends 30 of the fixture supporting
`arms so that the arms and sleeves are longitudinally ad-
`justable to meet the structural dimensions of the back
`to back fixtures 32. The a_rms 31 have provision for the
`usual
`leveling of the fixture in the form of adjusting’
`screws or bolts 34 hearing on the under side of the fixture
`wall and locking latches '35 in any suitable form secure
`the arms and fixtures together.
`In the Fig. 2 construction, again. the header members
`29--21 are provided with vertically extending olfset
`bodies 27, i.e. offset with respect tothe mast, which’ are
`provided with bolt openings for the reception of vertically
`spaced adjustable bolts 38 for supporting the exposed
`arms 40 of suitable shape and strength to form a can-‘
`tilever support for heavy sinks, counters and the like.
`These bodies are adapted also to have cross plates bolted
`thereto where hanger hooks are used to support a sink or
`o'ther fixture.
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`In the Fig. land Fig. 2 headerconstructions provision
`is made for a top spacer rod 16a, the ends of which ex-
`tend through suitable openings formed in the bodies 27
`of the header members and are therein secured by set
`screws 16b threaded in the bosses,
`thereby serving to
`stabilize the headers in a right angled arm supporting
`relation to the ultimate wall surface.
`A variety of adaptations of installation assembly is
`aiforded by use of the chair and header construction
`shown; and it is apparent to those skilled in the art that
`the supports for the arms may be lengthened or shortened
`to approximate the fixture backs to the wall surfaces,
`which makes it possible in practice to have a wall of
`minimum thickness of six inches and a finished wall of
`maximum thickness of as much as twenty inches.
`‘Vari-
`ous cross beam shapes maybe used with the headers; as‘
`mast connections such as hanger beams for supporting
`the rear wall of sink structures; or two or more sets of
`headers may be used-on a_ single mast tosupport two or
`more hanger plates. ‘
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`It will be apparent to those skilled in the artthat the
`disclosed carrier construction can be used for mounting
`a single fixture by omitting one of the header elements
`from_ the assembly.
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`In practice two masts and pedestals are used with cross
`rods 16 and 16a engaging in -the rod openings formed
`in the foot members and in -the bodies or brackets of
`the header elements. The vertical positions of the’head-
`ers are determined by tightening of the respective set
`screws of the headers, thus forming a vertically extend-
`ing frame with the faces of the offset bodies extending
`normal to the direction of extension of the arms to be
`mounted thereon. The carrier is positioned with the
`masts thereof disposed at the center of the wall structure
`to be constructed and the arms are adjusted to desired
`back to back relation, so that the fixtures to be mounted
`on the arms, after the wall structure encloses the mast
`structure, will be in abutting relation to the wall or spaced
`from the wall-as the case may be.
`If the fixture is to be
`spaced from the wall, as for instance a wash or lavatory
`bowl with fiat top, finished escutcheons may cover the
`exposed parts of -the -arms 30. Leveling adjustments of
`bolts 34 may then be made so that the fixtures are mount-
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`then locked or latched to the arms with suitably known
`means 35.
`Apart from the advantage of providing a carrier which
`can support fixtures back to back relative to a compara-
`tively thin wall (e. g. six inches), there is an advantage
`in manufacture in that the header elements are identical
`in structure but afford the offset attachment of the arms
`by simply assembling one header element reversely to the
`other on the mast tube in hinge-like manner.
`I claim:
`1. In a carrier construction for supporting fixtures in
`back to back relation and adapted to be enclosed within
`a wall structure, a pedestal adapted to be disposed be-
`low the finished floor level of the room in which the fix-
`ture is to be installed, a vertically extending round mast
`member supported by the pedestal, a head construction
`mounted on the vertical mast member comprising two
`head elements with hinge knuckle formations fitted upon
`the vertical mast member in interfitting relation to each
`other, said head elements each having -the hinged knuckle
`formations spaced apart a distance substantially the
`width of a knuckle, means for locking the respective ele-
`ments to the vertical mast member and said elements
`having bracket formations offset with relation to the mast
`member and to each other, said ofiset bracket formations
`having horizontally aligned openings when assembled in
`interfitting relation upon the vertical mast member, and
`adjustable means extending in said openings for connect-
`ing oppositely ex-tending fixture supporting arms to the
`head elements.
`2. In a carrier construction for supporting fixtures in
`back to back relation and enclosed within a wall struc-
`ture, a pedestal disposed below the finished floor level
`of the room in which the fixture is installed, a vertically
`extending cylindrical mast member within the wall struc-
`ture and supported by the pedestal, a head construction
`mounted on the vertical mast member comprising two
`like head elements with two hinge knuckles on each ele-
`ment fitted upon the vertical mast member interfitted
`in inverted relation to each other on the mast member,
`said head elements each having means for locking the
`respective elements to the vertical mast member and
`said elements having bracket formations olfset relative
`to the mast member, said bracket formations having hori-
`zontally aligned openings when the_head members are in
`position upon the vertical mast member and adjustable
`means extending in said openings for connecting oppo-
`sitely extending fixture supporting arms to the head
`elements.
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`3. In a carrier of the mast type described, bowl fix-
`ture supporting arms, a mast member, a head structure
`comprising two substantially identical head‘ members hav-
`ing boss formations with central openings extending
`therethrough with the mast member extending through
`the central openings, said boss formations being spaced
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`apart a distance approximately equal to the thickness of
`the boss formations said members being assembled in ver-
`tically reverse relation to each other upon the mast mem-
`ber, a pedestal structure supporting the mast member,
`each of said head members having a bracket formation
`offset relative to the center of the mast member with
`horizontally aligned threaded openings formed therein,
`and horizontally adjustable means supported in the brack-
`et openings for supporting the bowl fixture supporting
`arms.
`4. In a carrier of the mast type described, bowl fixture
`supporting arms, a mast member, a head structure com-
`prising two head members having boss formations with
`central openings extending therethrough, said boss forma-
`tions being spaced apart a distance approximately equal
`to the thickness of the boss formations and said mem-
`bers being assembled in vertically reverse relation to
`each other upon the mast member, each of said head
`members having vertically extending offset portions
`adapted to support a fixture supporting arm, a pedestal
`structure supporting the mast member, and offset portions
`having horizontally aligned openings, horizontally extend-
`ing adjustable means disposed in said horizontally aligned
`openings, and bowl fixtures supporting arms attached to
`said horizontally -adjustable means.
`5. In a carrier construction for mounting fixtures back
`to back and free of the floor comprising, a pedestal sup-
`ported mast member, a head structure vertically adjust-
`ably mounted on the mast member said head structure
`consisting of -two substantially identical relatively hori-
`zontally swingable interengaging head members having
`hinge knuckle formations through which the mast mem-
`ber vertically extends, said head members being inverted
`on the mast member relative to each other and carrying
`means for securing the head members to the mast struc-
`ture and said head members having offset body forma-
`tions relative to the knuckle formations for supporting
`fixture supporting arms, two arms extending in opposite
`directions relative to the mast and adjustable means for
`each arm and for connecting the arms to the offset body
`formations of the head members.
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