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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1991
Jurgen Humpert, Hemer, DE;
Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik GmbH & Co., Hemer, DE;
Abstract
A plumbing fixture that is recessed in a wall and that has a part projecting through a hole in the wall is provided with an escutcheon having a main plate shaped to fit around the part flatly against the wall and to cover the hole, at least one fastener engageable through the main plate with the fixture to press the plate against the wall, a cover plate fittable on the main plate over the fastener, and formations integrally formed with the plates and securing the plates together. The main plate has an outer periphery provided with a soft seal ring engaging the wall. In addition the main plate has inward of its outer periphery a central recess in which the cover plate is received. The formations include pins unitarily formed on the cover plate and complementary seats unitarily formed in the main plate.